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Dear Abby: I⁘m a 50-year-old man, married for 17 years with two kids. I have a mostly good marriage, but I have been noticing things that bother me. Almost daily, my wife seems to insult me or make a sarcastic comment. I work long hours because of the nature of my job, which my wife claims I am a slave to. Whenever I get a raise, my wife says, ⁘Is that all?⁘ She never seems happy with what I make. We⁘re in debt, but she works part time at what she calls a ⁘princess job⁘ that pays well per hour, but she works only three days a week. Sometimes, however, she doesn⁘t work for months.
My wife seems uninterested in anything I try to tell her that isn⁘t about her. While she cooks, I handle most of the other chores. I have grown less content with my situation recently, although I admit I⁘m not without my faults. This has me wondering if there⁘s something wrong with me. I wonder, if I can⁘t make my wife happy, would I be able to make ANYone happy?
DearAbby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at http://www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
