My friend’s husband is in the hospital on life support. The first day she went home and wanted to relax and unwind on the couch and watch some tv. She pressed random buttons and voila! – all of the connections were lost. Being a total enigma to her, she abandoned the tv and settled for some music and Netflix for a few weeks.
Here’s my point…Both people in a relationship should know how to do everything. It is tempting to let the other person take control of things that you are not comfortable with. But you never know when you will be called upon to take over those responsibilities and that will not be a good time to learn. You each should know where your bank is, how to pay bills, how to cook and do the laundry, how to do basic household repairs, where your important papers and the address book are. It’s being proactive and empowered. There’s no need to threaten the other person’s job. Once you each try doing everything, you can go back to the old division of responsibilities.
Very true!