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Jobless Man But Wife Loves Him To Death.
Pastor M
#1 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 9:20:21 AM
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Having a job plays a big role in our lives and more so if you're a man. Society simply demands that you provide for your family and those close to you. A man with no income is shunned and looked down upon and sometimes this starts at the very home where you're supposed to get support.
But some women take it differently when their men are not working or lose jobs for whatever reasons.
The article re-published below is from yesterday's relationship column as published by Nation Newspaper.

I am aged 27 and have been married for the last three years. We have a five-month-old baby.
I am not writing to you to whine about matrimony, but to tell you and everyone who cares to read this how beautiful my marriage is.
When we got married, my husband worked at Cooperative Bank as a member of the support staff.
Unfortunately, his job did not last long and he was retrenched. Since then, he has been jobless, but he is the most loving and caring man I have ever known, and if I were given another chance to marry him or tell him off, I’d still marry him.
I will not lie to you that things have been rosy for us, because they are not.
I earn less than Sh10,000 a month, and from that I have to pay our rent, feed us and clothe the baby, but I will do it for as long as I can and to the best of my abilities.
I love my husband and I know he loves me too.
Kaigangio
#2 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 10:03:19 AM
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my dear lady...pray that your husband gets a job before the young child is enrolled for a baby class...and the talk will be:

I am aged 30 and have been married for the last five years. We have a five-year-old child.
I am writing to you to whine about matrimony, and to tell you and everyone who cares to read this how shaky my marriage is.
When we got married, my husband worked at Cooperative Bank as a member of the support staff.
Unfortunately, his job did not last long and he was retrenched. For sometime my husband was the the most loving and caring man I had ever known, and if I were given another chance to marry him then or tell him off, I’d still marry him, but nowadays he is not the man i knew.
I will not lie to you...things have not been rosy for us, because of late due to the fact that he has tried getting a job and non is forthcoming, his ego has been completely eroded, he is now withdrawn and his tempers are rising by the day at no reason at all. it seems frustrations are weighing down on him
I earn less than Sh10,000 a month, and from that I have to pay our rent, feed us, clothe the child, pay the school fees, buy school uniform, pay bus fares etc and i am left with so much debts to pay at every begining of the month...
I still love my husband, but his failure to provide for the family has overstretched my meagre income and this is straining our relationship and i feel that our our marriage is headed to nowhere...please advise me..
...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
Robinhood
#3 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 10:21:47 AM
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@kaigs, Haha
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#4 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 10:39:50 AM
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BBI will solve it
:)
Kaigangio
#5 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 10:59:22 AM
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in an ideal situation the 5 ball game would hold...

in kenyan society of the 21st century, those five balls only remain in air just as long as the work ball remains in the air...when it goes down it pulls the rest of the balls with it....
...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
Pierce
#6 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 11:20:49 AM
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Kaigangio wrote:
my dear lady...pray that your husband gets a job before the young child is enrolled for a baby class...and the talk will be:

I am aged 30 and have been married for the last five years. We have a five-year-old child.
I am writing to you to whine about matrimony, and to tell you and everyone who cares to read this how shaky my marriage is.
When we got married, my husband worked at Cooperative Bank as a member of the support staff.
Unfortunately, his job did not last long and he was retrenched. For sometime my husband was the the most loving and caring man I had ever known, and if I were given another chance to marry him then or tell him off, I’d still marry him, but nowadays he is not the man i knew.
I will not lie to you...things have not been rosy for us, because of late due to the fact that he has tried getting a job and non is forthcoming, his ego has been completely eroded, he is now withdrawn and his tempers are rising by the day at no reason at all. it seems frustrations are weighing down on him
I earn less than Sh10,000 a month, and from that I have to pay our rent, feed us, clothe the child, pay the school fees, buy school uniform, pay bus fares etc and i am left with so much debts to pay at every begining of the month...
I still love my husband, but his failure to provide for the family has overstretched my meagre income and this is straining our relationship and i feel that our our marriage is headed to nowhere...please advise me..


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Ms Mkenya
#7 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 11:22:32 AM
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Why is it so hard to appreciate or believe good news? Are you guys suggesting that the situation described is completely impossible? Come on! Have some faith in some good news! May God continue to bless their marriage!
....above all, to stand.
carygoh
#8 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 11:38:12 AM
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Kaigangio wrote:
in an ideal situation the 5 ball game would hold...

in kenyan society of the 21st century, those five balls only remain in air just as long as the work ball remains in the air...when it goes down it pulls the rest of the balls with it....


true true
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segemia
#9 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 12:23:25 PM
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Ms Mkenya wrote:
Why is it so hard to appreciate or believe good news? Are you guys suggesting that the situation described is completely impossible? Come on! Have some faith in some good news! May God continue to bless their marriage!


From experience it is still too early to make a judgement on your marriage before five to seven years have elapsed. That is when the real matrimonial stresses begin. I stand to be corrected.
mwenza
#10 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 12:32:45 PM
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segemia wrote:
Ms Mkenya wrote:
Why is it so hard to appreciate or believe good news? Are you guys suggesting that the situation described is completely impossible? Come on! Have some faith in some good news! May God continue to bless their marriage!


From experience it is still too early to make a judgement on your marriage before five to seven years have elapsed. That is when the real matrimonial stresses begin. I stand to be corrected.



The rubber meets the road when child no. 2 and 3 lands.
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KenyanLyrics
#11 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 12:54:17 PM
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As some have said before me, that man is in a very small grace period.
Ms Mkenya
#12 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 1:08:06 PM
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Let me just say you probably have heard so much bad news until good news is foreign (hence unbelievable).


....above all, to stand.
Kaigangio
#13 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 1:21:32 PM
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...like segemia says it is too early for the lady to celebrate the "successful 3 year old marriage"....

i was wondering out of 100 marriages in kenya today, how many survive their first 5 years? of the failed ones, what is the root cause?

...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
Intelligentsia
#14 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 1:25:05 PM
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Ms Mkenya wrote:
Why is it so hard to appreciate or believe good news? Are you guys suggesting that the situation described is completely impossible?


Kindly identify any 3 women you know who are totally satisfied with their hubbies/ everything? Shame on you

Inuendo
#15 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 1:54:40 PM
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Ms Mkenya wrote:
Let me just say you probably have heard so much bad news until good news is foreign (hence unbelievable).





In my opinion this situation is impossible, i can guarantee that when finances go south so does the love.
Relationships are conceived on the notion that each party will be dependent on the other. Part of these needs are security and comfort among others. When one of the spouses feels that the other is not meeting his/her expected share of responsibilities there will be conflict. So no matter how much you may love someone, you primarily do so because your needs are being met. I stand to be corrected.

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#16 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 2:08:06 PM
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segemia wrote:
From experience it is still too early to make a judgement on your marriage before five to seven years have elapsed. That is when the real matrimonial stresses begin. I stand to be corrected.


Have some faith. You remind me of the dentist who gave me 3 months for my tooth to start aching again, after which I would go back and plead with him to remove it... that was 22 years ago and the said tooth is still in my mouth!

If your marriage (or your friend's or relative's) is messed up by lack of money, don't assume that no couple can overcome that huddle.
Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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#17 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 2:14:46 PM
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mwenza wrote:
segemia wrote:
Ms Mkenya wrote:
Why is it so hard to appreciate or believe good news? Are you guys suggesting that the situation described is completely impossible? Come on! Have some faith in some good news! May God continue to bless their marriage!


From experience it is still too early to make a judgement on your marriage before five to seven years have elapsed. That is when the real matrimonial stresses begin. I stand to be corrected.



The rubber meets the road when child no. 2 and 3 lands.


Have you considered that these challenges could probably make them stronger? People are different, there are people who get into marriage to please the society, others because they are of age and it's a rite of passage, achievement, children and then there are the ones who do it for the right reason.
Did you hear of this woman who made it her daily duty to watch on the neighbor's dramas and fights and making prediction to her husband and friends on the 'ending marriage'? Her's ended and the other one didn't.

BBI will solve it
:)
segemia
#18 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 2:20:34 PM
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mukiha wrote:
segemia wrote:
From experience it is still too early to make a judgement on your marriage before five to seven years have elapsed. That is when the real matrimonial stresses begin. I stand to be corrected.


Have some faith. You remind me of the dentist who gave me 3 months for my tooth to start aching again, after which I would go back and plead with him to remove it... that was 22 years ago and the said tooth is still in my mouth!

If your marriage (or your friend's or relative's) is messed up by lack of money, don't assume that no couple can overcome that huddle.


I hope you will wish to remember one thing, that a woman has no time or place for a man who cannot provide for his family, at least not with the current generation.

Believe it or not a large number of failed marriages is centred around finances. It is a fact that cannot be suppressed.
hoodrat
#19 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 2:28:28 PM
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KenyanLyrics wrote:
As some have said before me, that man is in a very small grace period.

Agreed!The less finacially stable a man is the more obvious his flaws will start appearing over time!
Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today!
Obi 1 Kanobi
#20 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 2:54:07 PM
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Really impressed with the lady, as for the guy, there comes a time when he needs to consider any job to hold on to the lady, for crying out loud, enda mjengo, marigiti etc, after all he only needs to earn Sh 300 a day to double their income.
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