What boggles my mind is why people here are planting suspicion into this aishes chayil’s head. I really don’t know any proper way to express my reaction to you, you home wreckers. You are responsible for creating a serious problem that probably does not exist.
— Squeak
Does the post of the year award still exist? If yes, i nominate this post.
WellInformedYid,
Are you out of your mind? Trying so hard to convince a woman that her husband does not have a valid reason to be at work so late is your idea of hava’as shalom bain ish le’ishto? How in the world do you know that he won’t get fired if he complains? Being that he is there and you are not I would think he knows better than you. And to plant suspicions in her heart when no such suspicions existed previously – telling her to call him on his landline to make sure he really is there??? B”H it seems their marriage is great and your homewrecking attempt failed. I really hope you never try that again though.
jobless,
I feel your pain. It must be terribly lonely. However on the flip side I know someone who was in a similar situation and did the opposite of your husband – he came home at a decent hour and didn’t worry about the consequences. He was fired and their finances have been rocky for years. As hard as it is to have him come home so late, please keep in mind that not having money for groceries is not much fun either. Hopefully soon he will move up and not feel the pressure to work such long hours. Meanwhile, as hard as it certainly must be, please thank him genuinely for doing what it takes to keep you financially secure and encourage him. I’m sure he wishes he could spend more time with you too – men just don’t always know how to say it. 🙂