"My wife works two days a week, one weekend day and one weekday, while I work full time making the large majority of our income. Her job is very important (medical field), and she is a great mom, does a ton of housework, and is all around a wonderful person. I'm fully taking all of that into account when I vent here,"
"She goes to yoga, surfs, swims, goes to long lunches with friends, reads, hikes, finds little fun projects to work on, etc. She is at a Major League Baseball game with some mom friends today, for example. She leads a super cool life! The problem is that I'd love to have that same life, too! We have lot of the same interests, she just gets to enjoy them while I work all the time, making all the money"
"When it's the weekend, my 'free time' is largely attending obligatory activities like kids' sporting events and extended family activities, or doing house maintenance stuff, often while solo parenting, he continues. I don't dislike these things by any means, but it's not exactly free time. I get out and about here and there, but probably at about a 1/5 scale when compared to her."
A husband feels resentful because his wife enjoys abundant free time while he works full time and provides most of the household income. She works part-time in the medical field, contributes extensive childcare and housework, and pursues hobbies like yoga, surfing, social lunches, reading, hiking, and small projects. His weekends involve obligatory activities, solo parenting, and home maintenance, limiting his recreational opportunities. He recognizes her contributions and the family's benefits from his earnings but longs for similar carefree time and shared experiences, feeling his leisure exists at only a fraction of hers.
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