MO AND PHINDI | Sudden loss of income by husband should not tear marriage apart
Wives must appreciate and work with partners who try hard to change stressful situation
There aren’t many words to describe what happens in the life of a responsible husband with all the abilities, experience, education and attitude to suddenly lose his ability to provide. Other than death and divorce, we know of no other stress-inducing event in the life of a grown man that’s as shocking to his system as abruptly removing his ability to provide.
Typically he feels his manhood and identity are stripped away, and is powerless about it...
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