The nurse has a highly stressful job and comes home to her husband who just sits around the house. When she tries to plan a day together and he makes plans with his friends, it’s the final straw for her.
A Tough Career
The nurse works around fifty hours a week in the pediatric ICU. Her salary pays all of the bills and her husband doesn’t contribute to anything. It’s a lot of pressure on her.
High Emotions
She loves her job and all her patients. Dealing with sick babies can sometimes make her terribly sad. She cries at least once a week because it’s hard. She’ll often step into a supply closet to take a moment before getting back to work.
Does the Bare Minimum
Her husband is aged 25. He has a degree but isn’t actively looking for a job. He works 2 days a week at a local grocery store but spends most of his time playing on his gaming system or messing with his phone.
A Disconnection
Due to her long hours and having to work shifts, they barely see each other. She can’t recall the last time they spent a weekend together since their wedding, 18 months prior. It makes her very upset to think about it.
Lacking Emotional Support
Her job is tough, and what she really wants is emotional support. She doesn’t make excuses; becoming a nurse was her decision. But at times, she wishes her husband could see what she has to deal with on a daily basis and offer some support.
She Has to Make an Effort
It’s always her that has to try and arrange things. She can’t actually remember the last time he asked her if she wanted to do anything. Aside from her job, it becomes hard work to plan things.
Begs Him to Swap Shift
More recently she has been begging her husband to swap his Saturday shift to literally anything else so that they can have a couple of days off together. He can easily change a shift, unlike her.
They Arranged a Date
Her husband agrees to change his shift, and they plan to visit an animal sanctuary. She’s over the moon that they’ll have some quality time to reconnect and get back to how they were.
He’s Gone Missing
When she wakes up at around 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, she realizes that her husband isn’t home. She isn’t sure whether to panic or not. Assuming he’s popped into a shop or something similar, she holds on for a short while.
Changing the Plan
She eventually calls him and asks where he is. She reminds him of their pre-arranged plans. He says he’s helping his friend set up some lights and that the weather is too rainy for the animal sanctuary anyway! He says he won’t be long.
Makes a Promise
She’s devastated and feels completely let down. When he gets home at around 1 p.m., he lies on the sofa playing video games. He says he promises they can cook dinner together that evening.
Lets Her Down
At 5 p.m., she’s shocked when he leaves the house saying that he’s got to help his friend with something else quickly. She doesn’t have a chance to reply, he’s already out the door.
Her Lowest Moment
Fed up and in a very low mood, she decides to take the opportunity to go grocery shopping. She doesn’t drive because of medical issues, so she has to walk there and back in the pouring rain.
A No Show
When she gets home, she realizes she’s left her house keys inside the house. She calls her husband, knowing he’s just a brief 5 minutes away. He says he’ll leave in a minute. She sits in the rain and the cold for 45 minutes before calling him again. He hasn’t left yet.
A Final Blow
At 10 p.m. that night, angry and irritable at his behavior, she calls to see where he is. His friend answers; he says he’s driving out to do something about an hour away. He doesn’t go into any detail.
Bans Him from the Bedroom
At 10.30, she gives up and goes to bed. She sends him a text saying she’s extremely upset and doesn’t want to speak to him tonight. She asks him to leave her alone and sleep somewhere else. She also adds that if he can’t value her more than his best friend on their first day off in a year and a half, she doesn’t want him near her!
Badmouthing Her
She suspects that he’ll be upset. She also thinks he’s likely to tell his friend, and his friend is going to tell him it’s her that’s in the wrong. She knows how these things play out.
Hopes He Isn’t Cheating
It makes her sad to think that they weren’t always like this. She doesn’t know what changed. She’s fairly confident he’s not having an affair, but given his dramatic change in attitude, she can’t be certain.
Wants to Make Amends
Despite his bad treatment of her, she knows that she wants to make amends and keep the marriage healthy. She isn’t ready to let it go yet, though a part of her wonders if she’s asking for the impossible.
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