I feel defeated. I thought I was doing a pretty good job as a wife. My husband and I both work from home. We each have our own office. My husband makes more than double what I make as far as salary goes. His job is a lot more stressful than mine as he has lots of clients and important deadlines. My job is basically zero stress, but it’s still work…lots of clerical work. I make $50k a year, and I put in extra hours and work weekends sometimes to help our finances. In the house, I make all the meals. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I take pride in feeding my husband well. Spinach omelette and homemade pancakes and fruit for breakfast, lunch is usually a protein shake and maybe a sandwich or some crackers, veggies, cheeses and meats, sometimes salad. Dinner is usually a warm meal, like soup or tacos. I make him dessert every week, homemade cinnamon rolls, brownies, cookies, home made ice cream. On weekends, I make the most elaborate meals, like homemade pizza. I clean the dishes for the most part, I just ask him sometimes to put the leftovers away. I clean our bathrooms, except his office bathroom. He cleans the floors, vacuums, and does laundry. He thinks this is too much. Because his job is more stressful than mine and he makes more money, he thinks I should do all the house work. I disagree. And I’m really hurt he feels what I’m doing is not enough. He says me doing all the house work would help release his stress. We work similar hours, but I have less stress at work and make less money. I am not sure what to do. Is what I’m doing really not enough? How much more should I add to my plate? submitted by /u/Attorney4Cats
Originally posted by u/Attorney4Cats on r/AskMen