For more than two decades, this 52-year-old woman has been with her 49-year-old husband, and they have three children – a 15-year-old son, a 17-year-old daughter, and a 20-year-old daughter.
She adores her husband, and he’s always been generous and sweet with her and their children.
Since he’s such a great guy, this is why she’s struggling with how to handle the drama over their dream home.
Two years ago, her husband suffered an accident at work, and he had a position that required him to perform manual labor.
After getting injured, her husband moved to a part-time corporate role at the company, and he’s able to spend more time with their kids.
She makes enough at her job that she can easily support them, so she didn’t mind that her husband switched to part-time. Additionally, she and her husband have more money parked in various assets, so finances are not a problem.
But moving from five days a week of physically demanding work to three days a week of sitting at a desk hit her husband like a ton of bricks.
“He gained a lot of weight during this time and has been diagnosed with Type II diabetes,” she explained.
“I know this has been difficult for him emotionally as he has always been quite athletic, and I have tried my best to support him by exercising together and making healthy food for him.”
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Now, for quite some time, she and her husband have been talking about moving to a town located closer to their oldest daughter’s college.
All their kids are thrilled about it, as they want to live right by the city. So, she and her husband have been house shopping, and they finally found the home of their dreams.
It’s so big that each of the kids can have their own bedroom, and there’s a spacious hangout spot that connects to the backyard.
There’s even a guest room, several huge bathrooms, and a master bedroom complete with an ensuite bathroom and walk-in closet. This house is enormous in comparison to their old house, and it’s in a lovely neighborhood.
“Our real estate agent has said it’s a miracle find as it’s 30% cheaper than all the other similar houses in the area,” she added.
“We have done an open house with the kids, and they absolutely love it. The issue arises with the master bedroom’s ensuite bathroom.”
“We have discovered the shower is too small for my husband to fit in comfortably. He is able to use the other showers in the house as they are a lot bigger. However, he is getting very defensive about it and now is refusing to help contribute to purchasing the house.”
Her husband has been hung up on the shower for a week straight, and every time she tries to talk about buying the house, he gets mad and avoids her.
This is so out of character for her husband, which is making her upset.
She has enough money to purchase the house without her husband’s approval, and she’s strongly thinking of putting the money down for the benefit of her kids.
She’s left wondering if it would be rude of her to buy the home even if her husband is mad about not being able to fit in the shower.
What do you think? Also, don’t you think they could most likely come up with a compromise, like remodeling the bathroom to have a shower that can accommodate her husband?
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