DEAR ABBY: Before I married my wife, I told her I didn't want a housewife and she agreed she would never be out of work. Two months after tying the knot, she said she got fired from her job, but I think she quit.
She's asking me for money to do things I thought were dumb when we were dating. We dated for three years before getting married and she had the same job the whole time. She has now been out of work for a year.
I feel like I have been tricked. I have never seen her look in the newspaper or search online for work. I think she was a better girlfriend than she is a wife. How do I fix this situation? -- UNHAPPILY MARRIED
DEAR UNHAPPILY MARRIED: Remind your wife of the agreement you had before you were married -- that you would be a working couple. Because you feel you are being taken advantage of, offer your wife the option of marriage counseling. However, if that doesn't heal the breach in your relationship, talk to a lawyer.