bonus hax chat q: hubby wants to quit his job to "travel" when wife objects, he said she doesn't want him to be happy
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pixitude (aka chris)
Apr 27 '12, 10:59
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QUITTING A JOB WITH NO SAFETY NET
My husband is very unhappy in his job and wants to quit. He has no plans for what he would do next -- he's vaguely mentioned "travel" -- or what kind of employment he would eventually begin looking for, or when he would begin looking for it. He has year's worth of salary in savings (I work, too) so its not like we'd be evicted from our home. But, especially in this economy, it makes me really nervous that he can't articulate any roadmap at all for the future. When I tell him this, he says that I "don't want him to be happy," and am preventing him from taking the risk he needs to make him happy. Carolyn, I do want him to be happy. But the prospect of him going through with this terrifies me. I don't even know what reasonable expectations are any more, or how to talk with him about this without it turning into accusations.
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Responses:
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1) give him a BJ. 2) tell him to quit his job. 3) take a trip together (more BJ). 4) come home and he looks for a new job -- nm
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oblique
Apr 27, 11:10
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He's checked out of the relationship. If young, he's immature, if older, he's having a mid-life crisis.
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jnine
Apr 27, 11:10
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Sounds like a guy in his mid 20's (or maybe he's been talking to a gal in her mid 20's). Otherwise, midlife crisis. Tell him to nut up
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flavorize
Apr 27, 11:08
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not enough information. what is their age? do they have kids, own a home? -- nm
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loosilu
Apr 27, 11:05
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Divorce lawyer on line two. -- nm
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David
Apr 27, 11:02
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He clearly needs to go on walk-about. -- nm
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Iron Spawn
Apr 27, 11:01
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well he's certainly not happy with you! Let him "travel" and then change the locks behind him -- nm
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CQ
Apr 27, 11:01
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who's he going to be "travelling" with, if you're still working, hmmm? -- nm
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znufrii
Apr 27, 11:01
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