lovefromgirl
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I'm on the other side of the coin of stress, feeling like everything rides on me and my employment at a job that no longer gives me any satisfaction, which sucks almost everything out of me everyday (Like staying home with two kids does) So we are kind of in the same boat, but we both react in different ways.
I love prescribed social gender roles. And by "love" I totally mean "hate with a burning passion". You hate your job, she hates hers. The deceptively simple answer is "change it up", but change takes major effort.
So, your wife. What's her educational background? Would she be employable if you could find childcare? Would her income give you leeway to cut back at work or find a different job, perhaps one that pays less but is better for you?
Fixing a relationship often involves fixing the people in it. Address what's wrong in your individual lives and you may find solutions to your discontent as a couple. Then you can figure out this opening-up thing without the baggage that comes with hating your lot in life.