My Husband Doesn't Bring Home the Bacon

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Sasha has had it with pretending to be OK with her handyman husband not bringing in enough money to support their family. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.4	Sasha, welcome to the program. Hello. Hi. How can I help? Well, I was recently reading a blog that you had posted about reconnecting and losing touch in a relationship.
0:27.9	Feeling lonely was the subject line.
0:31.6	I have an anniversary coming up.
0:34.3	It's a 10-year anniversary, wedding anniversary, but I've been with my husband for
0:40.0	about 20 years. I'm looking for advice. How old are you? 35. So you're with him as a teenager?
0:51.9	Yes. First man, only man. Got it. Okay. You have any kids with him as a teenager. Yes. First man, only man.
0:55.3	Got it.
0:56.9	Okay.
0:57.9	You have any kids with him?
0:59.0	One.
1:01.3	Okay.
1:03.2	Go on.
1:16.0	Well, we recently, he, well, not recently, five years ago, he decided to become his own business owner and he's a handyman and he loves his work he's happy i work um my i'm the only breadwinner in our family.
1:29.7	I'm sorry, he has a business.
1:31.5	No, did I miss something?
1:33.0	He has a business.
1:34.2	He doesn't make any money.
1:38.8	Well, then why is he still doing it as opposed to getting a job and taking care of his family?
1:44.9	He's happy. So I just go with it. Now, I don't argue and I don't speak. And so not speaking has made me lonely. So now we're going to reconnect and I need your
2:06.6	advice. I don't understand yet. I want to reconnect. What does that actually mean?
2:16.5	I'd like to like him again.
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