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Lockdown relationship struggles

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Motherduck9 · 11/02/2021 12:13

Please tell me I’m not the only one that has an supportive partner whose life has not changed one bit! He still goes to work everyday from 8-7ish working for a family business where the option to work at home doesn’t exist for no valid reason. I am homeschooling my daughter (not his child) and trying to work and just generally stay sane and it feels like our relationship is suffering so much because lack of compassion to the situation.
Is anyone else in a similar boat trying not to sink?

OP posts:
lozzerbmc · 11/02/2021 12:35

Its so tough just now and exhausting trying to work and homeschool and keep the house going.

Does he cook, do any housework at all? Can you do things together? Like walks/running to spend time together.

Perhaps you need to tell him how you feel. Men are very good at letting women get on with it all.

Swordfish1 · 11/02/2021 16:20

I understand how you're feeling. We're both wfh but I am doing all the home schooling too and generally bloody EVERYTHING. We had a big row recently because I was really starting to struggle mentally and seemed to be bursting into tears over every little thing, which just annoyed him! Which made me more upset!
His opinion is that everyone is in the same boat. And I realise there are people worse off than me/us, but I still expected a bit of empathy from him, especially as I was obviously struggling.
Thing is he has never had to take on the metal load of anyone other than himself, whereas I am essentially dealing with mine, his and all the children and at times its overwhelming.
I have no advice. I'm hoping someone will have though!

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