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Sounds like a great opportunity. Just keep this in mind: http://time.com/4425061/unemployment-divorce-men-women/ http://time.com/4425061/unemployment-divorce-m
by core-questions 8y ago
Sounds like a great opportunity. Just keep this in mind:
http://time.com/4425061/unemployment-divorce-men-women/ http://time.com/4425061/unemployment-divorce-men-women/
Looks like it causes a lot of couples relationship stress to have the wife be the primary breadwinner and the husband stay at home.
So, you need to make sure you're doing something to contribute financially (or equivalently via some other fruits of your labour) to the family, beyond just the standard work around the house. You don't have to earn more than your wife, but you must do your best to avoid any possible interpretation that you're doing nothing all day, or else you run an elevated risk of relationship issues.
- jermaustin1 8y agoI'm less worried about this as my wife and I go to therapy together and separately, and she is a marriage and family therapist herself. I'm more concerned about myself not being able to rejoin tech when I'm not burned out anymore, or losing skills (not that I have many currently, anyway).
- toomuchtodo 8y agoConsider using your time off to take up a trade. Personally, I’ve found working with my hands outside of tech cathartic (welding specifically), and will eventually transition out to either a trade or law after tech (where there is no treadmill, and taking a year or two off doesn’t sideline you permanently). Tech is like being a sports athlete or exotic dancer; make hay while the sun is shining but always be prepared for your next act.