As most of you know... I lost my job on June 4th due to.... misconduct... on my part.

I look back over the college education I had and honestly I am disgusted. I never graduated in my field of study, and dropped out twice. However I always kept myself very busy with work and never had much time for college. Being unemployed has drastically changed my situation, as you could likely guess. I now discover I have plenty of time to go back to college and finish my degree, save for the problem of.....you guessed it..... money.

My wife, creative as ever, has come up with what she feels is the perfect solution. By an act of irony (or truly God has a sense of humor) the very company that dismissed me called her and is offering her a job doing essentially the same thing I was doing. This would mean our money (we lived paycheck to paycheck, but we were by no means poor) would stay the same. The only difference is my wife would work full time, and I would attend the University full time. Those on here that actually know anything about me individually know I'm a bit old-fashioned. In my mind, the male in the relationship is expected to be an honourable man and support his mate if possible.

No doubt, this causes a personal conflict for me. Now here are the stakes. I have an opportunity to go to law school, either in Athens, GA or Tallahassee, FL. If I let my wife have her way, she can bring in the money while I finish my degree, then its off to law school. After I graduate, I will seek a position as a Prosecutor (I wish to avoid Defense like the plague). Doing so will secure both of our futures for a long time.

But.... I don't want to dump the workload off on her while I get a free ride (Although I'll be slaving my ass off for the next 2 years, plus 3 years of law school). I want to get at least a part-time job to supplement our income. Most will remember I still live at home (Yes Totse, I am 24 and live at home). My father is terminally ill, and my wife helps care for him while hes around. If Athens accepts me and not Tallahassee, we'll have to move, whereas Tallahassee is reasonable driving distance. I feel if I let her have her way, I'm failing in my vows as a husband to support and uphold her...

I hate to say this, especially to Totse... but I don't know what to do.. I'm torn between "being a man" (although I would have to sacrifice law school), and higher education (although I'd be dumping the breadwinning on my wife). She is perfectly happy to work a 40+ hour workweek to allow me to finish school.

....*sigh*..

Take out a life insurance policy on your wife and then cut her brake lines. Problem(s) solved.

I think there's nothing wrong with your wife supporting you.

However, this belongs in S&A, not Eat Your Words.