Am I wrong
I've been married for about six years during that time I've been the one who has supported us the most financially. I've always had a steady job ever since I could work up until recently (my place of employment fired me during the pandemic) when we first got married he worked a regular job but about a year into our marriage he quit and started doing odd jobs just enough to cover his half of rent and to pay for whatever he is collecting at the time. Then the major responsibility of the finances got put on me (90% of the groceries, a pack of cigarettes a day each, going out, sometimes even his half of bills, ect). Over the last five years of this happening I have voiced how I'm not alright with how things are going. He will get better about it for a month or so and then go right back to it. He has spent money of mine that I've set aside time and time again without so much as asking me. Sometimes he won't even tell me after he does it. Just waits until I find out on my own. When I get upset about it he immediately tells me I'm wrong that since we are married what's mine is his and his is mine. We have never had a joint bank account because he is so bad about spending. It's gotten so bad that I can't even leave money in my bank account without him spending it. When I try to talk to him about it some how he ends up making me feel bad about not wanting to keep supporting us both.
@sunnyWalker6575
Hey there, thank you so much for sharing.
I can understand that you're having financial issues in your relationship. Your husband had a stable job initially but now he relies on you for monetary help to a large extent.
I totally understand that it must've been so tough for you since you lost your job because of the pandemic and on top of that all your existing finances are being spent by your husband. Five years is a long time to go through this problem. It must be so frustrating for you when he doesn't understand how to spend judiciously and instead claims that your money is his as well.
Personally, I believe that a relationship consists of effort from both the parties be it emotional or financial or in fact in any other aspect. Him using up all the money that you earn and that too very carelessly is indeed a matter of great concern since it also arises many arguments in the relationship.
Here's a link to an article on Marriage Counseling questions to ask your spouse:
https://guidedoc.com/marriage-counseling-questions
(you can ignore questions which are not relevant to you and focus on the ones which are valid in your situation.)
Good luck and take care! :)