A woman in her mid-thirties who had been married to a man for a decade sought help from Reddit users about a difficult situation she was facing that resulted in the end of her married life, or close to it. A Reddit user, three years younger than her husband, had been working hard for most of her life. Although married for ten years, excluding the three that they were dating, the couple did not have any children. The Original Poster (OP) was a full-time night-shift Emergency Room (ER) nurse who was skilled at her job. Meanwhile, her spouse worked as a laborer. However, he was eventually laid off from the job.

Wanting to be there for her husband, she gave constant reassurance as he struggled with feelings of inadequacy. She continuously stayed positive that he would eventually find a job until, one day, he did. He landed a well-paying job that required his time during the day. However, this newfound stability brought its own set of challenges. Their conflicting work schedules meant they hardly saw each other, as their moments of togetherness were reduced to fleeting weekends. As time passed, OP’s husband began pressuring her to change her shifts to align with his as they couldn’t spend time with each other. However, her job in the ER demanded her presence during the night, given her expertise in handling the chaos of those hours. ”We had several arguments about him changing shifts at his new job, which was available, but he said no because his nights were for him to ‘relax and play video games with his buddies,” she revealed. ” In one of our verbal fights, he said, ‘I feel like I’m single and maybe I should just act like I am..