Dear Ladies,
Over the past few months, a new dynamic has arisen in my relationship with my wife. She recently got a new job that requires her to be away about 14 hours per day, 3-4 days a week. On the other hand, I have a job that allows me an incredible amount of schedule flexibility. I can often work from home.
Once she took this job, she handed me a list of daily chores that she would like me to accomplish. Almost every day, I vacuum our home, take care of our pets, clean dishes, etc. In fact, I have probably done more in the last few months than in our previous 16 years of marriage. Now, my wife has known about my dressing since our second date and has had a positive to lukewarm acceptance of it.
Recently, after she acknowledged and accepting that "this" would not go away, she started passively encouraging my dressing by buying me clothes, wigs, cosmetics, and jewelry. She even purchased a makeup table for us today. Moreover, she is OK with me dressing in front of her and hanging out and even occasionally sends me on late night errands to the store while I'm dressed. Yet, it seems her level of tolerance and encouragement is directly related to me accomplishing the housework and getting business taken care of while she is at work.
It seems that if this "arrangement" is to work, I must assume the role of housewife! I am not opposed to this. Yet, I guess everything comes with a cost
MJ