Before my husband and I moved into our home, I was in the corporate world but I didn't belong there. I was stressed out, my cooking was uninspired and my housework was hurried. My husband and I agreed that I would no longer work outside the home once we bought our house. We are both happier this way. I am no longer harried and my husband loves coming home to a spotless house and a happy wife. My cooking is superb because I have more time to devote to it. We will not be having children due to medical reasons.
I cut off former friends from the big city we lived in because they kept making rude remarks about my becoming a housewife. They cited feminism and said that I would be bored. I recently lost two friends because they were clearly jealous of me. One of them enjoyed making cutting remarks any time I shared something positive such as going on a trip or visiting a spa. She is single and works at a dead end job. The other looked down on me for being a "dependent" housewife. She was also insecure about being uneducated so she started taking shots at me because I will be returning to university in Spring 2018. This so called friend was also so immature that she was actually angry over the wine that I drink. Yes, really. She was upset that I don't drink the cheap swill she does. I never made fun of her preferences but I did mention which wines I preferred. Ugh, so juvenile. She was also mad at me because I started an anti feminist group for traditional housewives on Facebook.
My husband and I will never wealthy but we are comfortable. He feels that I should be grateful that women are jealous of me because "nobody is ever jealous of losers." The bitterness and jealousy makes me uncomfortable because it's so hateful.
I have learned to cultivate friendships with women who are either in similar situations or they are confident enough not to hate me for no good reason.
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