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Discussion in 'Married Life' started by TheUnhappyWife, Feb 2, 2014.

  1. TheUnhappyWife

    TheUnhappyWife Silver IL'ite

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    I had earlier written about my woes as to how a shrewd uncle-in-law was trying to sponge off money from my gullible and should I say, spineless husband! Nothing has been sorted out. Since then we never had any conversations and whenever I tried to ask him he never replied as to why did he do it. All that he quite casually said was that he won't do it the next time, which is anyway not believable given his history.

    Are grown-up men like him ? I have seen other posts also where wives are having hard time with their husbands who allow others to use them financially.

    The point is not that he won't do it next time or not. The point is why did he do it this time ? What is being hidden from me ? This is that same uncle who keeps on bragging no ends about his daughter's job and salary trying to give complex esp to my gullible FIL and jealous MIL. Why did he not take that money form his daughter. He always shelters off his own children from all such things and uses others' children (i.e his nephews) to do his job.

    I can't talk about it to anyone as the name of my in-laws and husband would be spoilt! What should i do ?
     
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  2. guesshoo

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    Hugs to you dear. I remember your previous thread but don't have anything new to add.

    Since you work yourself, make sure you safeguard your money. Go for marital counselling and chart out which issues bother you and how you not intend tackling them. If he refuses to come, you go anyway and figure out if there is anything at all in this marriage worth saving...

    PS: Before someone jumps at my throat for suggesting she takes the hard line, I want to mention this response takes into account the things OP had mentioned in her previous thread too.
     
  3. TheUnhappyWife

    TheUnhappyWife Silver IL'ite

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    It's been four months and just one reply. I have no clues as to how the ladies decide which post to respond to and which ones to ignore. Well, just as the ladies here have been ignoring my problem so has my hubby too. He hardly cares for me and keeps himself busy in his laptop watching English movies and soaps.

    Would you believe that all the while I was busy reading and watching soaps on my laptop - that's what we do, we sit next to each other, each on one's own laptop, that is the level of our intimacy - he hardly cared, but the moment I started typing to post this one, he picked up a fight as to I am hiding something. I was like - you are the one who hides so many things, not me. Well, I ddin't say anything. Does it ever help to bark at the moon ?
     
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  4. FromMars

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    Maybe people didnt reply because they didn't find your other thread and this thread in itself seems to be missing details to give a proper reply.

    If your DH doesn't reply keep asking. Just because he doesn't want to talk, doesn't mean that you should let him off the hook.
     
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  5. RedRuby

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    me too having problems understanding the full situation with uncle as i didnt read your previous thread. Maybe you can share some more details or give link to other thread? Here given information confused me a bit.

    I agree with FromMars that just coz he refuseto talk to you you shudnt follow this wish and let him off the hook.
    About your question wether its normal that husbands dont inform but hide information about financial matters. Well, its unfortunately quite a common problem but its not normal per my personal opinion. As we are sailing same boat then our hubbies we will fall down together with them or raise with them together and have stable life finance wise if they invest badly or wisely, as its ours and our kids safety and future too and many of us give their share of financial support or other sort of support we shud have same say in how to handle it.
    Is finances your main issue? Any chance and way you can assure such thing with uncle wont happen again? Did you ask him streight after he promised it wont repeat that you want overview of finances and accounts, savings etc.?

    From your description of his charater, gullible, spineless it doesnt sound for me that the uncle situation is the only issue here.. but i might be wrong...
    You tried to watch movies together? Finding some common hobbies, interests? Do you have kids or stay in joint family? If not maybe some spontanious vacation wud "spice" up the marriage bit and get you both out of routine?... Im just shooting in the dark as i really dont know your exact situation or problem dear...

    Edit: i read through your previous thread now and my feeling grew stronger that your main problem is neither finances or that specific uncle but something else i can harldly catch right now... if the one-time-event with the uncle wud been main problem you wudnt mention the cold uncommunicative atmosphere for example...about solving the finance issue there was a lot of valuable advice and i unfortunately have nothing new to add here...
     
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  6. Televangelist

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    Your first problem here is this worrying about what reputation your family might have. Every family has troubles; discussing your hopes, fears, and troubles with those around you is perfectly natural. If anyone were to judge you negatively for your family woes, that simply means you're a better person than them -- a black mark on them, not you! Being open about your personal life with those around you will give you a better sense of who in your life is real, and who's concerned more with keeping up silly appearances.

    As for your husband, no, there is no such thing as "all men are like this" or "all men are like that" -- your husband's issues are his as an individual, gender is not at all the issue here.

    You need to reach a consensus with him that from here on out, any financial decisions above the usual day-to-day threshold need to be talked out in advance by the both of you, and if you can't agree the financial transaction doesn't happen.
     
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  7. TheUnhappyWife

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    No, finance is not the main issue. The issue is of hiding the fact that the uncle asked for 5Xmonthly salary and that the uncle has a dubious source of income which he wants to convert into white through our money. As I work in bank, I know that that is the purpose of asking money. I have always been honest and never had any dubious money. Why would I want anyone to taint our money ?

    Yes, we watched movies together. He wants me to participate in his hobbies like watching hollywood movies, going on trips with his friends irrespective of what I want. He hates any kind of discipline and wants me to live in anarchy like him.
    He leads a bachelor's life and wants me to do the same thing forever. He does not want to grow up because he wants to lead a sheltered life. So, obviously we can't have kids howmuchever I want. No, we don't live in joint family but my husband keeps taunting me that due to me, his parents can't live with us. What about my parents ? And nobody cares whether I and my husband get to spend time with each other!
     
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    One of the posters remarking on my first thread had talked about web-crawlers because I talked about that uncle-in-law's dubious dealings. That is the reputation I was talking about. If you have been financially honest throughout in your life, you wouldn't want your reputation to be spoiled because of some dishonest uncle-in-law who used your money for dubious dealings. Since it is an in-law issue, I can't even open my mouth.
    After that poster remarked that I shouldn't mention these words, I was more worried and did not respond to some queries and did not want to discuss in detail. Other than that, I have no issues posting my problems here. Since that is a major issue with me, because dishonesty is not something I can tolerate or live with, my trust in my husband is gone. For him, his dishonest uncle is more important than me. How can I tolerate it. It is not that uncle's greed that is worrying me, it is his 'exploiting' my husband for dishonesty and my husband's blindness or willingness to be 'exploited' that is the crux of issue here.
     
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  9. Televangelist

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    Why do you feel you can't?
     
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    What keeps you in this marriage? is there any chance you will be happy on his side and you both learn to work and walk hand in hand? the more i read the more tricky and complicated the situation gets and it seems for me right now like your husband is not really botherd wether yu are happy in the marriage or not. does he care for you otherwise? Was he from beginning just like that or did something changed the whole situation?
    Does he share information about finances? if yes thats good, its a starting point.
    Some of the previous posters suggested to invest for example in property etc. to secure you. If you are working make sure your salary wont be spent on his family and try to safe and invest wisely.
    If the situation with his family is so tensed try to not mention anything regarding them but try to focus on positive sentences (without you word or mentioning family members) and suggestive content like what you both cud do to secure for olden age, education of children etc.
    About children in general... i agree with you completely its not good to bring kids into picture right now as your marriage is really rocked and unstable...
     

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