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Reply to "Keeping Your Sanity as the "Pick Up the Slack" Partner"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is really hard, and if it feels unfair you start bean counting, “why am I always getting the flights? Why am I always taking the kids to the doctor? Etc etc. If it feels like too much, the overwhelmed partner will feel resentful. That’s why in many ways, the traditional one partner outside the home working, one partner inside the home is less complex and seems to work better.[/quote] I'm an executive and my spouse is retired, kids grown. Yet I still do much more at home. My spouse's lack of childcare responsibilities or paid or volunteer employment haven't meaningfully lightened my load. He's just lazy and more than willing to let me work my fingers to the bone. He'd rather the bills be paid late, not go on vacation, laundry piling up, than to take over any of those chores. So no, giving up one spouse's income doesn't translate into things being less complex and working better.[/quote]
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