My husband hates my career. I am a corporate lawyer. We have been married four years, have a beautiful 2-year old daughter. I have a 8-year-old son from a previous marriage that lives with us full-time (father is deceased). My husband is a social worker. He loves his job and I love that he loves his job. He doesn't contribute to very much financially. The mortgage for our condo is in my name and I pay 100% of the mortgage. He has his own vehicle which he pays for fully himself. I normally do all the grocery shopping for the household. And things have been great… Up until about a year ago. He now has decided he hates my career. He asks me on an almost daily basis to change careers. I ask him why. He says because he doesn't agree with corrupt people like lawyers. I told him my job is my job, doesn't mean it has anything to do with my home life. He disagrees. He has asked me to look for a job as a non-profit lawyer, one who helps the world. Yeah, well… Those don't pay very well. So he says that's fine - we'll move too a less expensive home. I like my job, I like my home. We have been going to counselling for almost a year now - no improvement. So three days ago he tells me if I don't quit my job, he will ask for divorce and take our daughter. I don't know what to do here anymore.
Added (1). No, up until approx. A year ago my husband has never seemed to have a discontent for anyone. I just never wanted to fail at my marriage. My mother passed when I was just an infant, my father remarried and then later divorced. I just always wanted to have a happy home life. To me, when I got married, divorce was never an option. Yes, our therapist said she feels we need to divorce. And yes, my son has already picked-up on my husband's disapproval of me. I guess I failed at marriage.
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