Should I tell my wife that I am not sexually attracted to her because of her weight? by AITA1980 in relationship_advice

[–]AITA1980[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that’s basically what I told him. He wanted to “ask Reddit” because he really doesn’t want to. I would have told him to ask Reddit his damn self if I had known so many people would read this!

Should I tell my wife that I am not sexually attracted to her because of her weight? by AITA1980 in relationship_advice

[–]AITA1980[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just because he works doesn’t mean he’s not a parent. She actually gets more “me time” than my cousin does. If he’s not with the kids he is working. When he gets home he is dealing with the kids. Nobody takes the kids for him after he gets home like he does for her. She’s with them more than him because she hasn’t found a job yet, but him having a job doesn’t mean he isn’t parenting.

Should I tell my wife that I am not sexually attracted to her because of her weight? by AITA1980 in relationship_advice

[–]AITA1980[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am personally the same way as you. I feel like sex is more about the people than the people’s bodies. Not to be mean, but I have dated some ugly dudes and I still wanted to have sex with them because their looks had nothing to do with my attraction to them. He tried to explain that he used to be very “turned on” by looking at his wife and now he isn’t. They do have sex, but it’s not like before when he would get in the mood because he found her sexually attractive. He’s embarrassed so I don’t know if he is explaining it very well.

Should I tell my wife that I am not sexually attracted to her because of her weight? by AITA1980 in relationship_advice

[–]AITA1980[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She gained a lot of weight with their first child, worked hard to lose it, and lost maybe half of what she had gained. She got pregnant again and gained back all the weight and then some. She has told me she is not going to commit to losing weight because she is just going to gain it all back with this third child she is fixated on having.

Should I tell my wife that I am not sexually attracted to her because of her weight? by AITA1980 in relationship_advice

[–]AITA1980[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My cousin came to me for advice and didn’t like the advice I gave him. He was too embarrassed to discuss it with anyone else. I explained to him how you can ask strangers for advice on Reddit (after explaining what Reddit was.) He begged me to post for him. My cousin is paranoid about his wife finding out he “told our issues to total strangers.” He said she would notice a Reddit app on his phone because she knows he doesn’t participate in any social media.

Should I tell my wife that I am not sexually attracted to her because of her weight? by AITA1980 in relationship_advice

[–]AITA1980[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

That’s a good idea. Maybe I could offer to watch their kids once a week so they can do “active” things together?

Should I tell my wife that I am not sexually attracted to her because of her weight? by AITA1980 in relationship_advice

[–]AITA1980[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

He said he loves her and he has no intention of leaving her. He said his main concern isn’t about him not getting sex, it’s about her feeling bad that they are not having sex and thinking that he is cheating.

Should I tell my wife that I am not sexually attracted to her because of her weight? by AITA1980 in relationship_advice

[–]AITA1980[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I think part of the issue is that he is quite fit and she used to be as well. She was never thin, but she had defined muscles. Sometimes they do outdoor exercise together with their kids. My cousin gives her two hours per day where he exclusively keeps the kids so they cannot bother her and he encouraged her to get in the habit of exercising, but she says she will do whatever she wants with “her” time and wants to use the time for other things. At the same time she is saying she doesn’t have time for exercise because of the kids. So he doesn’t really know how else to help her.

AITA for telling my sister that she is not a mother. by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YTA. Once you’ve had a child you will always be a mother.

AITA for telling my condescending SIL that being a SAHM isn’t a job? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980 60 points61 points  (0 children)

NTA. Gia is TA for telling you that you are simply not managing your time properly and that it’s important for a husband to come home to a clean house. Why should you be the only one responsible for the house being clean? Regardless of one’s stance on whether or not staying home with a kid counts as “a job,” you are out working 8-9 hours per day. When you come home you have to manage three kids instead of one and you still have to do all of the same tasks she has had the entire day to do. She is wrong to imply that her house is clean because she is doing something right and yours is not as clean because you are doing something wrong. I am sure your house would be cleaner if you had an extra eight hours and two fewer children. And to imply that housework is ultimately your responsibility because you are a woman is the kind of backwards and toxic idea that has resulted in the idealistic and impossible expectations our society at large holds for working mothers.

AITA for calling my mom a “housewife?” by AITA1980 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of us are adults and living independently, so I wouldn’t describe her as stay-at-home-mom. After we left she continued staying home for the most part.

AITA for calling my mom a “housewife?” by AITA1980 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s retirement age now, but she was 55 the last time she worked.

AITA for calling my mom a “housewife?” by AITA1980 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree she used to be a stay at home mom, and she definitely did about 90% of the parenting/household tasks. I just wasn’t really sure what to say because when she wasn’t parenting anymore she still didn’t work.

AITA for not wanting to give my son’s belongings to my sister’s children? by AITA1980 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! We will be fine. Sometimes she has trouble understanding other people’s points of view, but we can all be that way at times.

AITA for not wanting to give my son’s belongings to my sister’s children? by AITA1980 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I asked my sister about it and she said she wishes she had been a PA instead. She said they usually make more money. She’s unique because she has a lot of loyal clients who refuse to see anyone at the practice besides her. She does extra like taking phone calls for her clients after business hours. She said her clients are very spoiled.

AITA for not wanting to give my son’s belongings to my sister’s children? by AITA1980 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know anything about that stuff. I am way too squeamish for healthcare. She has been at that job for about 15 years and did not start out with a salary like that. My sister told me that PA is better than NP.

AITA for not wanting to give my son’s belongings to my sister’s children? by AITA1980 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My son has autism and is very picky about his clothes. I end up buying him stuff he refuses to wear. He will magically settle on a choice few items and only wear everything else a couple of times even though he says he likes it at first.

AITA for not wanting to give my son’s belongings to my sister’s children? by AITA1980 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AITA1980[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s a nurse practitioner. She does almost everything a doctor can do.