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How do you help a depressed spouse?

Slash wrote:
Remind him who you are.
His wife.
A friend and business partner didn't marry him.
You are there for him and have sound judgement.
Plus, you love him.

I could be better about doing this

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How do you help a depressed spouse?

DragonLady wrote:
Ouch. It's no wonder he really doesn't want to let his guard down again for a while. Maybe try to coax him into things that don't require much socializing, like fishing or nature walks?


I'd guess that if you go with him, and take it slowly, once he's out and about more he will start putting the past behind him and find new things to look forward to.

True. He loves camping and I loathe it but I could suck it up and do it. It really sucks to see your partner so unhappy :(

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Should I stay or should I go?

Also what if it’s not just loyalty. What if I’m just scared of not doing well at a new job or getting rejected. What if it really just boils down to insecurity? :/

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RETIRED HUSBAND

A husband notices his wife’s hearing is deteriorating and decides to visit her doctor for advice.

“I can’t speak to my wife directly as she might find it offensive, given our old age” he says to the doc.

“There’s a simple trick you can try to determine her hearing” explains the doctor. “Simply ask her a question at a distance and if she doesn’t hear you, move slightly closer and ask again until she does”.

That night, the husband arrives home and sees his wife in the kitchen cooking. He thinks to himself, “what a perfect opportunity to test her hearing”.

He stands in the doorway of the kitchen and promptly asks;

“What’s for dinner honey?”

No answer. He moves closer.

“What’s for dinner honey?”

Still no answer. He moves even closer.

“What’s for dinner honey?”

Still his wife doesn’t answer. He now sees how serious her hearing problem is. At this point, he is stood right next to his wife.

“What’s for dinner honey?”

“FOR THE FOURTH *******FUCKING TIME WE’RE HAVING CHICKEN”

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RETIRED HUSBAND

This is funny lol

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open discussion: not refering to personal situations..

Oh but I wouldn’t want to live in a different time period bc I do appreciate my rights, so yeah

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open discussion: not refering to personal situations..

The world is a vampire

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Should I stay or should I go?

Idk why the company isn’t doing as well as it was before. Also. They gave me a promotion. And now I have health insurance from them. But no pay raise.

So I’m just gonna apply for jobs on the side but not be stressed about it. If I get something that I like, great, but I’m not going to just leave for any old crappy position.

But I def can’t just stay here because I like the people. I mean, what if I get pregnant? Obv there’s no maternity leave. You never know.

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Should I stay or should I go?

DragonLady wrote:
Maybe you just need a side gig to make extra money so you can stay where you are a while to see if things get better?

Is there something you could do for a few hours every week that would make a bit of cash without compromising the rest of your life?

Oh believe me I am the queen of side gigs. I have my real estate license so I did that and I used to be a part time bookkeeper. Now, however, I’m working long hours here at the office and I’m just so tired from work. My dad is really sick as well so I try to spend as much time as I can helping him with doctor appointments, etc. All of that leaves me very limited free time. What I do have, usually gets used up with family obligations. Honestly, I’m right at the edge of getting burned out but I would be so screwed if I did so I’ll probably just have an aneurysm or heart attack at some point at the pace I’m going.

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Should I stay or should I go?

jj01 wrote:
This way, you're being honest, but also naming your expectation.

jj01 wrote:
Oops...I'm not so good at this quote thing yet....lol

It’s all good! But yes, it’s an excellent honest answer to a difficult question.

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