Dear MIMsters: Do I Need To Play Catch Up With Hubby Or Not?
Do I need to play catch up with hubby or not?
Help! Hubby lived abroad for 10 years while our 2 children and I remained in Nigeria. Things were really tough for us all those years as he worked hard in the hope to give us a nice life. I ended up picking up most of the bills in his stead since he still hadnāt gotten his head āabove waterā. Eventually, he packed up and returned home.
Within that same year, he got a humongous contract. We literally ‘cleaned house’: bought a few houses in high-brow neighborhoods, 4 luxurious cars( his and mine), picked out home appliances from IKEA, and had every pin shipped in for our new home, you name it, we sloshed. And the contracts have been coming in since then.
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Thing is, I want the sloshing to stop. Canāt we just stick to what we need? We have very good investments and insurance policies already, he argues but I just feel Iām not being a good wife, allowing him to slosh so much. My friends say itās my time for reaping, so I should relax and enjoy it, that I need to move up to speed and catch up with him: heās moved up the ladder and so should I before he leaves me behind. They say Iām allowing myself to live in the past, in fear so to speak. They say, spoiling me feeds his ego, nicely. Really?
Iām now left wondering. He admired me with all my principles, those lean years, principles without which Iām unsure if we would be where we are now. Isnāt that part of why he married me?
Iām in a serious dilemma here, trust me. Do I change with the times or āevolveā as they say? Is my argument totally pointless?
Awww… you are such a blessed and great woman. keep talking to ur husband to limit spending- he will come to terms one day. meanwyl, enjoy everything u can at the moment. May God in His infinity mercy keep proving and blessing him. Amen
Please evolve. Enjoy every bit of it but remember to be saving too. You have suffered for so long so you should allow the sloshing. He truly appreciates you. Not very many men will spoil their women who stood by them in the days of want.