"I'm not just saying that he's lazy, unmotivated, and never takes her out or wants to travel with her, but yes to all of that. I hate how he makes her feel like she's asking for too much out of a partner. I hate how he tells her that he'll do something with her or for her then he doesn't."
"And as things between them have gotten worse, I've been having a harder time handling it right. I want to be there for her, but we've clocked a ton of hours talking about it. I know we all need to vent, but it's to the point now where I don't like him, which isn't a good place to be. I want to like him. And I don't want her to know how I feel about him now."
The narrator has a close, open friendship with a best friend who shares goals and interests. The friend confides repeatedly about marital problems caused by her husband's laziness, lack of motivation, broken promises, and refusal to engage in travel or new experiences. Frequent venting has led the narrator to internalize criticism and develop growing dislike for the husband. The narrator feels drained after many hours of conversation and finds the friendship dominated by talk about the partner. The narrator wants to remain supportive but struggles with resentment, difficulty staying understanding, and fear of revealing negative feelings to the friend.
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