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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I feel for you. I think that it is completely reasonable to have a conversation about how family life and responsibilities will be structured. Thus far, I could see your husband framing this as a temporary setback for him, but after THREE YEARS, it is not temporary and if he is not actively and aggressively seeking work, he needs to be doing something to contribute to the household - something that makes your life easier and lightens your load, something that you could otherwise pay someone else to do.

I am *not* saying that he should be doing all the domestic labor while you sit on a throne eating bonbons when you are at home, but he should be doing the vast majority of the housework, including cleaning and meal prep if not the actual cooking (I say this as a full time working mom who enjoys cooking and so does all the cooking despite my husband getting home a lot earlier than I do). If he is unwilling to do that, he needs to have a proposal for what he WILL do, because expecting you to earn all the money while also doing all the housework and childcare is not fair to you. [/quote]

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