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The Ramsey Show Highlights

I Feel Like My Husband and I Are Just Roommates

The Ramsey Show Highlights

Ramsey Network

Self-improvement, Education, Investing, Business

4.6682 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

The Ramsey Call of the Day is a quick, daily dose of advice on life and money in under ten minutes. Hear from experts like Dave Ramsey, Ken Coleman, Rachel Cruze, Chris Hogan, Christy Wright, Anthony ONeal, and Dr. John Delony. Part of the Ramsey Network. Delivered to you five days a week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Friday and this is the Ramsey Call of the Day.

0:03.8

Part of the Ramsey Network.

0:06.7

All right, today's question comes from Lindsay and Georgia.

0:09.6

This is a big one.

0:10.4

I cannot wait to hear it.

0:11.5

I'm the sole earner, mama three and three stepkids.

0:16.7

My income ranges from $100,000 to $200,000 and we've paid off $200,000 of our initial $380,000 of debt in the past three years.

0:24.4

Amazing.

0:25.2

My husband is a stay-at-home dad due to COVID and thinks that we should be spending more money despite getting $200 a week.

0:32.9

I pay his child support and his tuition.

0:35.8

He is a good roommate, but a terrible husband.

0:37.9

He has withheld all affection in the past years and prioritizes Netflix over me.

0:42.8

I can withhold spending money until he agrees to work on our marriage?

0:48.6

We had counseling, but he would not follow up.

0:51.4

I'm so exhausted, lonely, and depressed.

0:53.7

I resent feeling I am good enough to work 60 hours a week to support him, but not good

0:59.5

enough to be loved.

1:01.6

Oh, man.

1:03.2

There's a lot there.

1:05.7

That's about a year's worth to work here.

1:07.4

So to answer, there's one question in here, which is, can I withhold spending money until he agrees to work on our marriage?

1:16.3

The answer is no.

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