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My (32m) wife (33f) keeps crying to my family members about her "suffering" because of me.

Anonymous in /c/relationship_advice

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I am going crazy. My wife has made my family think I am abusive because of her lies.<br><br>We got married four years ago. We have been together for 10 years. My wife is from a wealthy family. Her father is a known businessman. She is also working as an auditor with a good salary. <br><br>My family is not as wealthy as hers. In fact, we are just a middle-class family. My parents live with me. They are both retired. My father had health issues and my mother is taking care of him. So I do all the chores. I do all the cooking and cleaning. My father cannot help because of his poor health and my mother is busy all the time. <br><br>We are all living together under one roof. But we never let them feel that they are a burden on us. In fact, we are grateful to them for all their sacrifices. But my wife resents my parents. She resents them for taking my time and attention. She thinks that they are "burden" and that I should "make them live separately". She has been asking me to do this for months and I have been denying her. <br><br>Last month, I had the worst argument with my wife. She asked me to take her out to dinner. I said no because I had to cook dinner for my parents. So she went alone and the next day she went to complain to my aunt and uncle about her "suffering". She said that I was not giving her "attention" and that I was prioritizing my family over her. My aunt and uncle believed her words and called me to scold me.<br><br>A week later, she had another argument with me. This time, she wanted me to take her to an expensive spa. I said no because I didn't have enough money to spend. So she went alone and the next day she went crying to my cousins about her "suffering". This time, she said I was not "taking care of her" and that I was "not giving her what she deserves". My cousins believed her and they called me to reprimand me.<br><br>I was losing my mind because my wife was ruining my reputation and relationships with my family. So I decided to talk to her. I sat her down and we talked. I told her she had no right to lie about me. I told her she had to stop talking bad about me behind my back especially to my family. But she denied that she said those things. So I got angry and I shouted at her. I shouted at her for telling so many lies and ruining my relationships with my family. <br><br>But I think shouting at her made it worse. The next day, she went crying to my family again. This time she told them that I was abusive. She said that I was "emotionally abusing her". That I was "yelling at her" and "making her cry". My family believed her and called me to reprimand me. <br><br>So I finally had to tell them the truth. I told them everything from the beginning. I told them how my wife had been resenting my parents and asking me to make them live separately. How she had been asking me to spend money on her. How she went crying to them after every argument. I also told them how she had been lying to them and ruining my reputation.<br><br>My family was shocked to hear this. They didn't know about any of this and they were very angry at my wife. They told me they didn't believe her and that they had been blindly taking her side. They told me they were going to talk to her about this. <br><br>But I don't want them to do this. I am afraid that this would make her more resentful and angry at me. I am afraid that this would make my family think even worse of her. I am also afraid of ruining my marriage. But I feel like I have to do something. I don't want her to keep lying about me and ruining my relationships with my family.<br><br>What would you do in my place? How would you handle this situation?<br><br>Edit: Some people are saying that I should make my parents live separately. I am not going to do this. They are the most important people in the world to me. I will do anything to take care of them. I will never abandon them.<br><br>Edit 2: I did not marry my wife for her money. I married her because I love her. Yes my family is poor but I am not. I have a good income. I have been working as a software engineer for 10 years. I have a good career. I don't need her money and never have. I was doing very well for myself before I married her. I take good care of myself, my parents and her. I never asked her for money. I give her money every month even though she earns much more than I do.

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