Regret?

[mirage]

Re: Regret?

@diwana

I do not know for sure but think **his feelings maybe same as when a child grows up and after going to college and getting ‘educated’ on parent’s money, learns few things in life and then says to any member of the parent,

Example: “Dad, you are too old fa****shioned, I love you and respect you but that does not mean you are smarter than me”**

Here you go. Tell your friend that there is a difference between dealing with children and your spouse Parents children relationship is one way mostly as even at the old age, parents will be there for children and do everything for them being parents. So this is completely unconditional and therefore out of context in the marital relationship. And then even parents are unreasonable sometimes, just too blind to the needs and emotional requirements/tendencies of their children and therefore even the children back away from such parents. When even parents children relationship weakens because of lack of understanding and flexibility how do you expect your spouse to be a puppet and you pull their strings. I think your friend needs to realize the situation and be rather happy at his wife’s independent status and confidence instead of discouraging her now. It was he after all who helped her gaining this independent status and now he is apprehensive. Tell your friend to have a bigger heart and consider his wife as a partner, a companion and no a child or a subordinate.