I could write a novel on how one sided our relationship is, but for the sake of your sanity, I want to focus on one aspect.
My wife has kept notes on everything I have done 'wrong'. If I forget to take out the trash on a busy week, I am ADD even though it happens like once a year. She forgets things more often than remembering them.
You get the idea. Compound that with the fact that her family thinks I am the bad guy. They walk into the house and say 'Wow (wife's name) you really keep a tidy house!' - but nearly all of that work was me. I do the laundry, I do the dishes, I cook the meal, shovel, fix cars, etc.
She accepts the compliment and if pressed, insists I do not do more than her. In fact I do less.
And now, she insists I am ADD and that her diagnosis was wrong. Yet, if she fails, she will fall back on ADD diagnosis and say Im shaming her.
All I want is for 2 simple things to happen. Just acknowledge I do what I do and accept she has challenges that need to be at least mildly addressed.
I get that ADD causes all of these issues, but I am flummoxed as to how they cannot math right!
Im burning out trying to meet her insane expectations. She wants to remodel the house in a year, go to Italy every year, pay for her sister to go to Italy with us, pay for taking our 4 kids to Scotland for a few weeks, spend all her time on work, save the world, but leave me sit at home after surgery while she puts quarters in Aldi's carts to 'help random people'...
Someone please say something that makes this all make sense.
Welcome to my World.....
Submitted by c ur self on
I suggest you accept her....And most of all accept she has no ability to see herself....She will always compete with you, and measure herself as needing just a little help...But she will always say that you need help just a little worse than she does....Don't fight that please!... LOL...Just be at peace, and keep doing the work you do, because you are the guy you are:)...Talks about reality with her will always leave you hunting a web site...LOL....I know, I'm a lot like you, and your wife is my wife's twin....
One other thing; don't allow her expectations to cause you to enable or carry her...Learn to walk away from her junk....If you don't, you will struggle to find peace....
I want keep on, but, I think you hear me....
By the way we just got back from Italy in December...When you do as little real work in the home and marriage as they do....They have a lot of time to focus on Frivolity and good times....Now I know you feel me...Ha Ha....Just be as quiet as possible (wise men or slow to speak, I'm working on it) and love her:)...She may be doing the best she can....I've decided mine is....
Blessings friend....
C