ER with a working wife?

[dog_leg]

I believe I have a winning chance with DW working,  in more ways than financial. Otherwise, I would not have move beyond the dreaming stage. ER trigger can always be delayed but a divorce will sink the ship. Paddling a life boat for survival is not my idea of retirement living.

Great thought evoking responses from all, especially the working spouses that are living the life.
Men tend to think in absolute terms, like digital mode.
Such as "My way and I can't change" or "I made X time more money so no problem".
Women more spectral, more analog.
They both have advantages and disadvantages.

The take away for me, is to shore up effort to please DW.
So she feel important while toiling away at salt mine.
There will be enough time to play and do the house chores.
Just don't go overboard to the point of appearing needy.

D_L

 

[Ginger]

DH retired for almost two months. I am still working full-time. So far, it has made life easier. DH barbecues and keeps the house in semi-order. I still do the major housecleaning though. Yard work is all completed before the weekend, cars washed, errands are getting done faster. I came home tired one night, and he stated he was tired too! (I told DH "not to go down that path." I am glad that he is able to exercise more, read more books, meet a friend for breakfast, and not have all the stress that he was under during his working years. The weekends are more enjoyable now too since we can do and plan more fun events.

 

[BUM]

D_L welcome aboard!

DW and I have been enjoying ER now for almost 1 yr! No real problems. Plenty of imagined ones. She sometimes talks about going back to work. Soon she realizes that we couldnt do half the things we enjoy doing if she worked.

Having said that, I still feel that having a happily working spouse during ER, is a high place to be in life...


BUM