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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This can go both ways.  It's exactly my situation when DW is away.  Everything is so much calmer and more manageable.  Her anxiety and condescension sap so much of the family energy, particularly when she's in one of her frequent grumpy moods.  When she's away, it's more work to keep everything running - but at the same time it is so much less stressful.  An interesting phenomenon.  I think this is probably the case for most/all as a PP pointed out (one less body, one less opinion to deal with, etc.).  Mental illness in one of the partners just makes the contrast so much more apparent when that person is absent.[/quote]

Another DH here in the same situation. I am much more relaxed and happy parenting when she is not around. The combination of anxiety and condescension— that sounds very familiar. It just sucks the air out of the room.

She would probably say she’s happier parenting without me there too though. Indicator of a bad relationship TBH. But the women here should be aware that it goes both ways.[/quote]

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