Man Divorces Marriage After Wife Refuses to Resume Work, Wants to be Full-Time Mother

• Two college sweethearts who've been married for five years recently broke up over a disagreement regarding house chores
• The bone of contention was the wife's refusal to resume work after completing her maternity leave, insisting he take on more jobs to support them
• Struggling to balance work and parenting due to the increased workload, the husband decided to let his wife go

A once-happy marriage has ended in divorce due to a fundamental disagreement over childcare.

This is after a 30-year-old man chose to end the union over his wife's decision to become a stay-at-home mother.

Couple was married 5 years

In a post on Reddit, the disgruntled man disclosed that he and his wife were high school sweethearts who shared a love for academics and ambition.

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The couple, who had been married for five years, welcomed their first child three years into their marriage.

They initially agreed to send their child to daycare after six months. However, tensions arose when the man's wife decided against returning to work.

"Her argument was that if I picked up more work, we could afford a single-income household, and she would save us money as a stay-at-home parent," he lamented.

Wife demanded husband does house chores

Concerned about the financial strain and his limited time with their child, the man suggested alternative arrangements.

One of them was working different shifts to share childcare responsibilities.

Despite his efforts to find a compromise, his wife insisted on her position, leading to a breakdown in communication and mounting resentment.

He says:

"She quit her job. She took care of the baby during my work hours and wanted me to cook dinner on weekdays and take care of the baby on weekends because a "stay-at-home mums deserve breaks too."

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Wife struggling with bills after divorce

The load of bills and insane work hours, along with the inability to enjoy time with the baby, upset the man.

Feeling unsupported and overwhelmed by the demands of work and home life, the husband made the difficult decision to file for divorce.

"The court gave 50:50 custody, no alimony or child support since I proved she decided to stay home, something I never agreed upon," he continued.

According to the man, his estranged wife is broke and struggling to live paycheck to paycheck.

Man divorced wife over money

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that an oil worker ended his marriage to his wife after she declined to contribute financially to home responsibilities.

An X user, @budgetOdogwu, who shared the story said the couple got married when the man worked as a bank staff and his wife was a nursing student.

Source: TUKO.co.ke