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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you and your wife can turn this around:

1) Stop talking about and comparing yourselves to others. That way lies nothing but constant dissatisfaction and finger pointing about who's at fault here.

2) The two of you need to find a quiet time and place to sit down and really talk about the situation and come up with a plan you can both support. Maybe the plan is for you to find part-time work and go back to school for 18 mos to retrain? Maybe during that time she agrees to live off savings and to put off discussion of having a baby? Whatever. The point is to find common ground here.

3) Once you have a plan, then it's up to you to demonstrate to your wife that you are committed to her and to making things work. That may mean taking jobs that are subpar to show her you are hungry and hard-working. The point is that she'll likely stop the complaints and comparisons to more affluent couples if she sees how hard you're trying. She needs to feel that you have her back and won't let her down.[/quote]

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