Talk To Me: I resent my husband retiring while I still have to work

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Talk To Me: I resent my husband retiring while I still have to work

'I’m not sure how I will handle seeing him having all the time in the world to do whatever he likes while I head off to work every day.'

My husband is five years older than me and is retiring at the end of the year. He’s excited and has lots of plans. However, I need to continue working as we need to pay off our mortgage, car loan and shore up our pension fund. 

I’m not sure how I will handle seeing him having all the time in the world to do whatever he likes while I head off to work every day. Already, I can feel the resentment creep in.

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