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07.17.08, 07:28 AM New York City
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anyones dh affected by these collapsing banks workwise and can't even come up for air. this entire week dh has been pulling all nighters and literally hasn't said one word to me. i am not in a biz like this, so i cant really understand that. anyone? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 07.17.08, 07:28 AM Flag

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Yea. It's been the worst 3 days on Wall Street in 25 years. My dh is a nervous wreck. His favorite retort, "Don't you pick up a paper?" [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:30 AM Flag

but why? what is going on exactly? dh isn't in market but it a builder and developer [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:33 AM Flag

We're going into a major recession, people can't get mortgages and sorry to say, the housing market is tanking. People won't be building homes or buying them at least for the next 9 months. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:37 AM Flag

he is in commercial developement and yes that will effect him to. just seems so odd. never saw him like this. and he is traveling for biz and freaking out that all of this is going on in NY, but has no time to talk, so unlike him [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:43 AM Flag

I'm sure he is focused on work due to the problems. Give him space to sort himself out and he will talk when he feels able. I think this is a typical way men deal with stress (my dh anyway). [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:54 AM Flag

ok. it would be easier if he weren't traveling. it makes me think he is up to no good, but i guess you are right [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:03 AM Flag

normally, I would agree that he may be up to no good, but right now I imagine that he is just desperately trying to keep his job [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:12 AM Flag

np ita - GL [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:14 AM Flag

That is no excuse to leave your family in the dust, though. There should ALWAYS be an hour or two that he should invest in his family. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:14 AM Flag

sometimes that isn't possible. if it is only occasional, don't make a big deal about it [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:17 AM Flag

np: you say that, but i have a truly devoted dh who spends more time with his kids than most dads, but when work is crazy he literally doesn't have a single hour to spare for us. and he gets so depressed about it but in this climate keeping his job is key. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:19 AM Flag

there are extreme circumstances that warrant it, and I imagine this is one. He also probably doesn't want to worry her too much, and it's all he's thinking about, so he probably thinks it's better to be silent. Op doesn't seem to understand how bad this could be, which suggests that he's trying not to share. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:20 AM Flag

my dh is a lawyer and is basically like that 360 days out of the year [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:32 AM Flag

Times are bad be as supportive as you can. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 07:38 AM Flag

Totally. DH's fund (he works there and is pretty junior, we aren't rich) goes down every day. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:14 AM Flag

all right! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:14 AM Flag

OR. Huh? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 08:17 AM Flag