Coping With an Out-of-Work Husband

Does a recent layoff have you both spending too much time together? Here are 6 ways to not just survive, but enjoy each other's company.

Most women who take their marriage vows do so with the unwritten agreement that their man will be home only for dinner, weekends and holidays and of course the occasional flu or sprain. However, the recession has changed the dynamics of the marriage contract.

Just have a look at what some of my female readers have frantically emailed me:

"I feel like I have adopted an adult child."

"He wants to be included in everything, I feel like we are joined at the hip. I need therapy!"

"Now he wants me to prepare three-course lunches for him while he doesn’t do his fair share around the house."

"Now that he’s home, all he thinks about is sex. He wants a quickie when I am busy with my to-do list."

In summation, Prince Charming has turned into a channel surfing toad plopped on the couch with a ravenous appetite for whatever. And now, you feel wed-locked.

Clearly, you are experiencing a bit of road rage in your own living room. Before you run him over, make sure to shift gears. Self-improvement means home improvement. This is the time to get yourself in balance and think straight. Consider the teachings of martial arts, which resemble marital arts. Don’t oppose an aggressor’s strength head on. Instead, the idea is to yield to an oncoming force in such a way that it is unable to harm you, yet at the same time redirecting its strength away from you, guiding the force where you wish.

Here’s how to get his attention:


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