How to advise house husbands

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Having or being a house husband may either precipitate or accelerate the breakdown of the marriage.

The husband may feel that he is doing a very good job of the childrearing and that his wife is largely absent, and when she is there she constantly criticises the way he does things. The wife may feel that not only is she financially responsible but in effect she has to look after the household and be responsible for the children too as the husband does not do things properly. If the marriage breaks down, this can lead to a crisis. First, there may be an argument about the children’s arrangements. The wife may feel that the children’s best interests lie in her looking after them...

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