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5 ways of dealing with Workaholic Husbands
Workaholic husbands can be problematic. Wives find it difficult to cope up with them. Since much of their husband’s time is spent in the office, they naturally feel their house and family are neglected. Not only is their home life at doldrums, but also emotional the wife has to cope with a lot of boredom.
Wives often get bored when they have a workaholic husband. They resent the fact that their husband does not have much time for them. This resentment of theirs interferes in their marital life, and they are at loggerheads with their husbands. The question that arises is how must a wife deal with a workaholic husband. Let us observe this approach of wife towards her husband who thinks mostly of work at the expense of his family life.
Tips to deal with workaholic husband
- One must be understanding. The husband does have problems. Often he may be spending more hours at the office as his work demands so, In case, he is the bread winner, then naturally his work is very important.
- Often the cause of the husband spending too much time in the office could be the wife itself. A nagging wife can be a pain in the neck for the husband. To escape from her, he may be spending more time in the office. A wife must see that she makes her husband comfortable at home and also be pleasant. He must return to a soothing atmosphere in the house after a day’s hard work.
- A wife must now and then remind the husband that he must spend quality time with the children. They need him of course. After all, he has to spend time educating them and also playing with them. Children grow up to be healthy if both their parents are actively involved in their upbringing.
- One must also remember that a husband who is not happy with his work will not come across well at home. Even though he may be working harder at office, but he maybe enjoying the work. This will keep him in good humor and at home also he will be more happy and well behaved. Depriving him of his work will make him unhappy.
- Also the wife must realize that he is spending more time at work rather than with another woman. At least he is being faithful to her. It may be difficult to cope up not having him at home early, but at least one need not go through the trauma of his spending time with another woman.
Workaholic husbands can cause much dissatisfaction in a wife, as his presence at home will be less. Yet, the wife must understand that at times the work may be very important for the husband to spend such long hours and she must not nag him on account of that. Understanding his pressures at work can create a congenial atmosphere at home.
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OMG! What decade did YOU come from?
I have been with a workaholic for 12 years now. Do you actually know anything about living with a woraholic?
EVERY THING revolves around work. Dinner party conversations , work is all he can talk about.
Grouchy, thinking about work ..constantly, working on vacation, weekends, sex life dwindles, what YOU are taliking about is a ” hard worker” NOT a true workaholic.
You are spewing all this info for a woman to “deal with it” well, at least know what you are talking about.
Explain the TRUE workaholic. How does one deal with THAT?
YOu don’t. YOu build your own life and keep him knowing this is the man you married. I knew my husband was a workaholic while we were still dating. I just had a busy life, and was young and full of interests and friends. things get tough when you start a family, and responsibilities pile up. You end up doing the housework since he is never home, and then I have my own job. You end up taking care of everything. But you also can have a very fulfilling personal life. I realized long ago my life does not revolve around anyone. I make my own life. I am in charge of my own happiness. My husband is a very successful man because he is a workaholic. Do I wish he would spend more time with me? Yes! Have I accepted the fact that he probably won’t? Of course. Whatever. Life goes on. There are worse things in life! He may or may not get it in this lifetime. I know I made my decision, and I love him. I plan on staying and just doing me!
If you’re happy with your life then it’s great, but being with a workaholic is a lifetime issue, not something that everyone can deal with. I personally have hit breaking point. Too many promises and none of them are being kept. I keep getting told that it will only be for another year of hardwork and it will be ok.
I took a step back, realized that I was enabling him, and have decided that I am better and deserve better. It’s true life will go on, but it might just be without him. I guess it all depends on why you’re in the relationship. There’s a lot of talk about the pressures of a breadwinner, and I can say that I don’t need my husband from a financial point of view, so it’s all really about what I want from a relationship, and if a few hours here and there is good enough.