I thought she would enjoy it, but she stuffed it in a nightstand drawer.
Among other conservative values, we were taught that a wife is to be responsible for domestic labor and a husband is to be the primary breadwinner outside the home . We were still deeply involved in these communities when we married at 21 and 22.
The initial relief and freedom I experienced slowly evolved into feelings of resentment when I started realizing my husband is not equipped, emotionally or intellectually, to provide for the family I hoped for. Luckily, we have agreed that many of our families’ traditional values are simply not serving our needs.
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