I don't want to ask her to quit her job, because she would resent me for it. For the sake of your marriage there has to be a compromise. One or both of you must adjust your work schedule to accommodate the other. Your wife is correct that you need something to keep you occupied while she's working. You would be far less lonely if you filled those hours with volunteer work.
Nothing banishes loneliness like feeling needed.
Dear Abby is written by Pauline Phillips and daughter Jeanne Phillips. I am 16 years old. I have no life. My parents won't let me out of the house because they are always afraid that something is going to happen to me. I live five miles outside of Reno, and I haven't been to town in two weeks.