All people are conditioned to want to be liked, to judge their own self-worth based on the validation they get back from society.

Here’s my problem with ALL of this — why is money important?

I know that’s harsh, but seriously, why are we so damn worried about money? It’s because of the societal pressure, and definition, of “success”. Success is about having more money, more material goods, a bigger house and better car, lavish trips, etc.

That second woman has no business complaining, for many reasons. She was the ones with the expectations and the desires for “success”. I’m not saying they’re not normal, but we have to face our own consequences before telling others to do so. Her expectations are only hers to own, she can’t just assume that he is going to put himself out further (by working more) when he’s shown no inclination to do something of that nature. And her desires for more more more is the hand holding the hammer, so to speak.

The first woman was being manipulated by a piece of shit and I’m glad to hear she finally left him. There’s nothing more to be said about that, she didn’t deserve to be treated as such in any way and I’m glad she’s speaking out because too many people exploit others (i.e. all businesses do).