US EditionAsking Eric: Husband is living the easy life, and I’m tired of watching him loaf around
- A person wrote to Eric about relationship and life challenges they are facing.
- The husband's lack of work for 3.5 months and impending retirement may cause malaise.
- He now naps, shows loss of hobby interest, and may feel inadequate during transition.
- The letter writer said, "Geez, way to tell me our friendship isn't valuable enough to invite us to a milestone birthday for someone we've known for 25 years."
- The speaker feels hurt by the couple's ambivalent messages and lack of invitation.
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Asking Eric: My husband gets paid to do nothing, and I can’t stand it
Dear Eric: I am a 75-year-old professional woman married to a great 74-year-old Ph.D. who works in pharma, is in good health and has no desire to retire. We have a very good marriage, but I am struggling with resentment and negativity due to my husband’s work situation. We both work from home. His workload has been nonexistent for 3½ months. His boss keeps saying work is coming but it doesn’t. The company is not laying off anyone in his departme…
Asking Eric: With little to do during work-at-home, my husband naps for hours
Dear Eric: I am a 75-year-old professional woman married to a great 74-year-old Ph.D. who works in Pharma and has no desire to retire. We have a very good marriage, but I am struggling with resentment and negativity due to hubby’s work situation. We both work from home. His workload has been nonexistent for three and a half months.His boss keeps saying work is coming but it doesn’t. The company is not laying off anyone in his department. Hubby b…
Asking Eric: Husband is living the easy life, and I’m tired of watching him loaf around
Dear Eric: I am a 75-year-old professional woman married to a great 74-year-old Ph.D. who works in Pharma and has no desire to retire. We have a very good marriage, but I am struggling with resentment and negativity due to hubby’s work situation. We both work from home. His workload has been nonexistent for three and a half months.
Denver Post
Asking Eric: With no work to do, husband stops engaging in life
Dear Eric: I am a 75-year-old professional woman married to a great 74-year-old Ph.D. who works in Pharma and has no desire to retire. We have a very good marriage, but I am struggling with resentment and negativity due to hubby’s work situation. We both work from home. His workload has been nonexistent for three and a half months. His boss keeps saying work is coming but it doesn’t. The company is not laying off anyone in his department. Hubby …
The Billings Gazette
With no work to do, husband stops engaging in life
Dear Eric: I am a 75-year-old professional woman married to a great 74-year-old Ph.D. who works in Pharma and has no desire to retire. We have a very good marriage, but I am struggling with resentment and negativity due to…
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