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Is it time to tell my husband to find a proper job.

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Dutched · 21/01/2025 21:43

My husband is a photographer who has struggled to get work for the last 5 years. He thinks it magically appears. I run my own marketing consultancy and have been the main earner for last 10 years (fine), I've been the sole earner for the last 5 years (minus the odd thing he's done). Everything he's advised to do for lead gen, he doesn't want to do. Or doesn't stick to it long enough for it to work. He hates social media, doesn't like networking. For the last 2 years he's been busy with love projects that have won international awards but never amount to any sales. We've just done an expensive house renovation and I'm at a point now where it's time to get a proper job. But when subject is raised it just causes arguments.

OP posts:
Gettingbysomehow · 22/01/2025 22:09

Beebsta · 22/01/2025 20:17

@Gettingbysomehow , did he miraculously manage to get a job when you split up?

He did yes after languishing on benefits for a while.

kellysjowls · 23/01/2025 11:12

Dutched · 21/01/2025 22:15

@Circumferences we have a cleaner, he doesn’t even walk the dogs. Daughter is 22.

That's embarrassing

kellysjowls · 23/01/2025 11:12

I couldn't be with someone I was embarrassed of

Runingoncaffeine · 04/02/2025 07:48

Any update, OP?

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