
My wife and I live in Florida. Her family is from Memphis Tennessee. She has a grandmother there that's very sick and she recently left on November 20 to take care of her. I've seen her one time since then, but other than that we talk daily on the phone. She has come to the realization that her grandmother who is partially in hospice they come visit her that she does not want to leave and that she is going to stay there until her grandmother passes and there's no timeframe on that. She's willing to fly back-and-forth once a month and feels that that is the best she can do at this point. Her grandmother lives with her own mother and across the street is the grandmother's other daughter. They all cannot take care of her or do not want to take care of her, so my wife not only takes care of her, but she's basically the chef the cleaner anything that they need at the house. She quit her job here to leave and they are taking care of her financial wise, but she is giving nothing in towards our financial situation. I'm finding it very difficult to continue not having a wife, but I want to be supportive of her grandmother. Any advice will help.
If two people live apart, live separate lives, don't share a home, don't spend time together, don't share life's daily joys and challenges, why would they be married?
Marriage is a coming together of two people to share in supporting one another through their daily routines, to share goals, to share bills, to have dinner with someone. I don't understand why anyone would marry someone and not share a life together. Or it's some kind of front or con.
This OP's wife left. Without giving a timeline for coming home. Without consulting with her partner. Without considering the emotional and financial needs of the partner. That is just selfish and irresponsible.