Next month marks two years that I’ve been the content manager for iMOM. Thank you for allowing me to share my heart and what I’m learning about marriage and parenting with you! During this time, the comment I’ve heard the most in response to our marriage articles is this: “Why don’t you write this to men too? They need to hear it! I do everything for my husband and he does nothing for me. I am trying and he’s not.”
In my response, I always point out that iMOM is a platform for women, so we write to women. But our partner site, All Pro Dad, speaks to men in their language and challenges them to be better husbands. (So sign yours up for the Play of the Day email!) But this cry—“I do everything for my husband and he does nothing for me. He doesn’t care.”—is weighing on me. What does a wife do when she’s the one who puts in the effort and her husband just doesn’t? Here are 3 common frustrations wives have and wisdom for how to handle them.
