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[quote=Anonymous]Like most men he has probably been expecting her to act in a gender role that supposes she will do the majority of domestic tasks and he’s been staying with her the majority of the time so he can benefit from all that domestic servitude. She’s no fool, she knows if he moves in while healing from a broken arm it will only get worse and his expectations will only get bigger. She may love him very much but still not want to be his domestic caregiver especially when she is very elderly herself.

I am a middle aged woman and when I broke my wrist a couple of years ago, I managed. I got some minor assistance from my housemates on the odd occasion, but in general I was able to manage all the activities of daily living with one hand, as a great many people do when so injured or in some cases when permanently disabled. Absent some other serious health issues, he should also be fine to manage toileting, cleaning himself, dressing, and feeding himself for a couple of months one handed. [/quote]

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