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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't read most of this thread, but want to respond to the OP. I married a man from a different (lower) class than mine, and yes, there are differences that get on my nerves. For example, he refuses to go to the symphony or opera, so I have to take the children alone. I resent this. I can't understand why he thinks the symphony is boring or a waste of time. He may not like it, but at some level, he must (and he does) understand that it can be a nice thing to "expose" our children to. I loved going to the symphony and to the opera as a child. It was a big occasion, and we always got dressed up and went somewhere nice to eat before or afterwards.

It feels like DH is rejecting my "culture", and he is. But on the other hand, I reject his culture in many ways too. He slips into the local vernacular from time to time, and I hate it. I always call him on it. Yes, I know this sounds incredibly snobby, but I can't stand those speech patterns, and yes they sound uneducated and lower class, which they are.

But these are minor things. DH is everything I want in a husband. Everyone has things they don't like about their spouse. Sometimes I wish he'd read the same books, or had the same experiences I had (country clubs, trips to Europe, etc.), but he had none of those things, and can't relate to much of my background, which is sad to me. I love to share with him, and he does not know what I am talking about when I tell him stories about my life.

Nobody's perfect, OP. DH doesn't put the toilet seat down either, but I don't hold it against him, since 99.9% of men, no matter what their socioeconomic class, leave the seat up. I never wish I hadn't married him, but I do wish he understood more of my background, and that does make me sad sometimes. [/quote]

My husband and I were raised in the same manner, and he would attend the symphony with me if I asked him, but I would never dream of asking him because he would be bored out of his mind and just go to please me.

Seems that your problem isnt socio-economic background, but rather divergent interests.[/quote]

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