He And His Wife Are Struggling Financially, But She Wants To Get A Tattoo With Money She Hid From Him
For the last nine months, this 26-year-old man has been supporting his 25-year-old wife after she quit her job to be a stay-at-home mom to their son.
Right after his wife gave birth, they started battling some credit card debt that seems to hover at around $500 to $1,000 despite his best efforts to pay it all down.
Then, his wife went to the hospital for a bit a month after having their baby, plus their two cars needed new tires, and he’s been struggling with paying those bills as well.
Adding to everything, their house will require a bit of maintenance in the near future so he will have to find the money for that.
He and his wife have absolutely been struggling financially, so she never got him a Christmas or birthday present.
He did expect her to at least make him a handwritten card, but when she didn’t, he expressed to her that his feelings were hurt.
A few arguments and discussions followed, but he thought they mostly worked through that speed bump.
Recently, he splurged on buying himself a gift for Father’s Day, as it’s clear his wife wasn’t going to do that for him, which he has come to terms with.
“I knew from the start there would be lots of added stress, and I would have to make sacrifices to start a family,” he explained.
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“However, last night, my wife said her friends are coming into town in August, and she wants to get a couple of tattoos with them while they are here. Being that just about every cent I make goes to bills and groceries, I asked how she [plans to] pay for it, and she told me she’s got a secret stash of money that she uses.”
“I shrugged it off and said okay because it is her money. But as the hours have passed, it’s starting to bug me more and more.”
His wife quit her job back in December, so she’s been sitting on this hidden cash for quite some time.
She didn’t think to use that to buy Christmas or birthday presents for him, and she’s stood by and watched as he’s fallen further behind on all of their bills over the last six months.
He’s so upset that his wife didn’t offer to use her money to help with the bills or do something thoughtful for him.
It’s kind of selfish she wants to use the money to get tattoos with her friends. He’s left wondering if it’s wrong of him to believe his wife doesn’t consider him and their family to be her top priority.
He’s also curious about how he can speak to his wife about his feelings in a productive way.
What advice do you have for him?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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