Today, the man I love and who loves me ended our relationship. Why? Because I want to work 3 days a week, which wouldn’t conform to the traditional gender roles he envisions his future wife having. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after finally finding the one after so many heartbreaks, he’s leaving me because things are actually too good. He says having me around distracts him too much from work, and spends too much time with me instead of working weekends on top of working all week. FML
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Today, the man I loved broke up with me, because he felt like his feelings for me were not enough for a serious relationship. As much as I'm thankful that he didn't drag me along, this hurts like hell. FML
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alex_jaguara 33
Doesn't sound like love to me.
Plop 17
So, you fell in love with a misogynistic asshat. You now have conclusive proof that he's a ********. The conclusion's easy: RUN! And enjoy your life from now on. You don't need a sugar daddy to change your diapers. Welcome to adulthood. It sucks, you'll love it!
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alex_jaguara 33
Doesn't sound like love to me.
Plop 17
So, you fell in love with a misogynistic asshat. You now have conclusive proof that he's a ********. The conclusion's easy: RUN! And enjoy your life from now on. You don't need a sugar daddy to change your diapers. Welcome to adulthood. It sucks, you'll love it!
myfakeacc 12
bit of a toughie, and I think perhaps you are maybe over simplifying it did you have goals together? had you envisioned your white picket fence with a dog and 2 kids, a boy and a girl? by working 5 days a week, do you perhaps earn more money? by working only 3 days a week, do you kill the relationship goals? my wife works 3 days a week, but I needed to accept that our goals needed to adapt, and that took me a little while to process... but she is so worth it
DrSamba1 8
I thonk you got it backwards. By mentioning "traditional gender roles", I think she means he didn't want her to work at all, instead to stay home, barefoot and pregnant.
rainbowdonnareed 18
That's not love thats Stockholm syndrome. RUN RUN RUN!
Ambrily 27
I did you a huge favor, OP. You should celebrate the event, not grieve.
DrSamba1 8
While it's certainly commendable for a man to arrange his affairs in such a way that his wife doesn't *have* to work, it's quite another for him to dictate that she *cannot* work. He sounds like a religious fanatic. I'd say run like hell, but it sounds as though he already did.
DanielleinDC 34
Maybe you're better off single than with a guy who doesn't want you to work outside the home. I just hope he stays single until he drags his carcass into the 21st century.
CowgirlWithHeart 16
Honestly, you may have just avoided an abusive situation. One of the methods abusers use is to make their victims financially dependent on them so that they have an even harder time escaping. He wouldn't show it until he has you trapped, don't go back.