My (31M) wife (32F) has started going topless at home and it's making me uncomfortable
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My wife has recently started going topless at home, which makes me uncomfortable. I have explained to her that I find it disrespectful and it makes me uncomfortable, but she insists it's her choice and she's entitled to express herself freely in her own home.<br><br>She has pointed out that I often walk around the house shirtless, but I feel there's a double standard at play here, and I don't want our children to adopt the same behavior. I'm worried about how this will affect our family dynamic and what our sons will think.<br><br>I love my wife and value our relationship, but I'm struggling to understand her perspective on this matter. I'm considering couples counseling to work through this issue.<br><br>​<br><br>UPDATE:<br><br>Thank you all for your feedback. I didn't expect this to blow up.<br><br>I just wanted to say that the reasoning behind my discomfort with her going topless is that she does it when others are around (my kids and her sister who lives with us).<br><br>In addition, I find it disrespectful because she made a big deal out of me walking around the house in boxers when her sister first moved in. I don't walk around shirtless when family friends or others are at our home. <br><br>This issue is not with her freeload expression or autonomy but how it makes me feel and what message she is sending to the kids and her sister.
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