Dear Amy: I do not feel welcome in my own house.
Dear Amy: I wonder if my expectations are too high, or if my wife is controlling me?Every week my wife asks me for my schedule for the coming week to make sure that I am out of the house for the better portion of several days.
My impression is that this is my wife needing to exercise control, but perhaps this is normal in marriage, and I am too sensitive.I do not want to live the rest of my life like this.Dear Controlled: I agree with you that this is an extreme example of control.Retirement can be a very tough transition for couples, especially if one partner has spent their career taking care of house and home while the other leaves for work. When that balance changes, it can throw both of you off.
I think it’s a good thing for couples to sit down and more or less map out their schedules for the week. But you should not leave the house most days just to make your wife happy.Your wife cannot make you leave your own home if you don’t want to, and you cannot make her join you in marriage counseling if she refuses to go.
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