Until very recently, men have typically been the breadwinners of the family and when roles are reversed, it can cause some discomfort on both sides.
This is the dilemma of one man who posted on the NUS Whispers Facebook page, who works online from home and takes care of his wife “after long day of work.”
However, his wife’s family is unhappy about this and prefer her ex-boyfriend, whom they still see regularly.
The man wrote that his wife’s mother is “very unhappy coz she subscribed to gender norms so in the end I also stay out of her family gatherings.”
His wife also has sisters who are “quite money face and think I’m useless as a house husband.”
Concerning the ex, the man wrote, “My wife has an ex whom she left for me. The ex was not as rich as me till I decided to become home husband coz after marriage I decided to build business and my wife was supportive of my ambition.
My wife’s mother and family seem to love this ex from day 1, coz this ex always driving nice cars and buy all of them dinner always.”
Recently, his wife had a birthday lunch with her ex, which the poster wrote she does regularly. This time, however, the ex “invited my wife’s mother too and according to my wife they had a good time. I had never on good terms with her mother since I decided to quit a regular job.”
He then asked for advice.
“I can’t a but feel weird. But I also think it’s because my income drop. I don’t have dignity tbh and I regret everything I made about my career. What should I do to make myself better? Please be honest and shoot me if you want.”
Many netizens told the poster to talk to his wife about the situation.
Others expressed concern that she’s still seeing her ex.
Some netizens just encouraged him to earn more money.
/TISG