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I posted this on my fb, and am sharing here.
Happy New Year everyone! May this year bring you what you deserve.
Happy New Year everyone! May this year bring you what you deserve.
@the_kitn
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Wife: βThey offered me $180,000 a year.βView quoted post on X
Husband: βTell them no.β
Wife: βWhat?β
Husband: βTurn it down.β
She laughed because she thought he was joking.
He wasnβt.
Wife: βIβve been interviewing for this job for two months.β
Husband: βAnd now you got it. Congrats. Tell them no.β
Wife: βWhy would I do that?β
Husband: βBecause we already discussed you working.β
Wife: βNo. YOU decided I shouldnβt work.β
Husband: βSame difference.β
Wife: βNot even close.β
He closed his laptop.
Husband: βWhy do you suddenly need a career so bad?β
Wife: βSuddenly? I worked before we got married.β
Husband: βAnd then I started making enough for both of us.β
Wife: βThat doesnβt mean I stopped wanting my own career.β
Husband: βYou got everything you need.β
Wife: βThen why do I gotta ask you before I buy anything?β
Husband: βBecause I make the money.β
She went quiet.
Husband: βWhat?β
Wife: βSay that again.β
Husband: βI said I make the money.β
Wife: βExactly.β
Thatβs when the argument changed.
She reminded him sheβd tried getting a part-time job the year before.
He complained the hours would interfere with dinner.
She tried freelancing from home.
He told her it was taking too much attention away from him.
Then she applied for a remote position.
Husband: βWe donβt need strangers from your job calling the house all day.β
Wife: βTheyβd be calling my laptop.β
Husband: βYou know what I mean.β
She eventually stopped applying.
Until this $180K offer came.
Wife: βIβm accepting it.β
Husband: βNo, youβre not.β
Wife: βWatch me.β
Husband: βAnd whoβs paying the mortgage when you start acting independent?β
Wife: βWhat does my job have to do with the mortgage?β
Husband: βEverything.β
Wife: βAre you threatening me?β
Husband: βIβm reminding you how comfortable your life is.β
Wife: βComfortable?β
Husband: βHouse paid. Car paid. Cards paid. You donβt gotta worry about nothing.β
Wife: βExcept having money thatβs actually mine.β
He stared at her.
Husband: βWeβre married. There is no βmine.ββ
Wife: βFunny how that only applies when itβs MY money.β
She accepted the job that night.
The next morning, her credit card stopped working..............