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Hi Londoners ,
Moving in from outside UK.
Looking out for some areas in west / NW London where one can live with an infant on max 1400£ rental while requiring one partner to travel to Central occasionally for work and the other person 3 days a week to LHR.
Some Qns:
1) Will 1 Bedroom be too cramped for the infant to grow up? Should I raise budget?
2) I prefer being in family /childcare friendly areas. Had Harrow, Acton in mind . Are they good for my budget or any other suggestions?
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PM, with the exception of her career—my wife had a very well paying job but would rather have not worked—I have been in the exact same situation.
Lack of conflict resolution skills and anxiety, easily offended, and skirting from one project to another could reflect a number of mental health issues. Generalized anxiety disorder, depression, a personality disorder such as borderline PD, or one of the bipolar mood disorder types. I’m not just saying this as someone who lived through it, but as a physician as well.
The healthiest thing you can do for your marriage—if you indeed wish to preserve it—is to help her find a good psychiatrist. Do you think that she’s open to that?
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That’s too bad—hopefully you can at least get her to communicate more constructively, maybe couples therapy would be an easier sell to her?
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Why did you marry her in the first place?
She has lots of good qualities too. She is very attractive and smart. However, the constant criticism and demands I help her plan out new life goals she abandons the next day are really difficult for me to deal with, especially since she doesn’t care about my stresses or goals
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Thoughts and prayers. You just described my marriage. It only got better after we split.
Couples therapy works wonders. Let her hear what she needs to work on from someone else.
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I've been there. The important thing is to be yourself and try (yes, try) to be a positive force in your life and hers. My girlfriend was committed to a mental institution for being bi-polar. She has a kid and can barely support herself. The thing is... she is talented and smart when it comes to work. She's a veterinarian, but her mental issues and he physical problems are stopping her from doing her job. It's very stressful to provide for her. But, she has been there for me in the past. I feel obligated to be there for her. Luckily, we are in the BDSM scene so we can creatively express ourselves that way. Still, I thought about leaving her many times. She thought about leaving me too. But, we are still together and trying trying to pick up the pieces from both of our health issues on top of the pandemic. Just try... try to keep positive and do positive things. You may find some peace in that.