My wife almost got her dream job with a top oil firm, but...

 

I still remember the day I met my wife like it was yesterday. She was an intelligent and smart student, full of life, dreams, and ambition.

 I was a very wealthy businessman with a thriving empire. Things worked out so well between us, and before we knew what was happening, we were married.

Going to school seemed like a stress on the part of my wife, her school was in another state, completely away from our home, she was in her fourth year, and would be entering her final year the next year, I mean, all the stress was to get her certificate, get a job and make money, right?

I was capable of taking care of my wife, so why bother? I told her to take a break from school, and concentrate on how to make our new home the best for us through her constant presence, cominh from school to visit me every weekend seemed like getting married, and forgetting my bride with her parents. It wasn't just right to me. 

My wife, being an obedient woman, saw reasons with me and agreed to defer her final year till she's ready.

I thought I was doing her a favour by asking her to drop out of school, I could pay her while staying in my home, so it wasn't a big deal to me.

My wife's smile was all the confirmation I needed. But looking back, I realize I had stripped her of her dreams and aspirations. 

After one year, something terrible happened to my business, and my empire crumbled, leaving me bankrupt. The irony wasn't lost on me. I had lost everything I thought made me valuable.

One day, a friend reached out, offering a lifeline. He worked in an oil firm and told me they were hiring chemical engineers.

"Submit your wife's credentials," he said. "She'd be perfect for the job."

My heart sank as I had to tell him the truth. My wife hadn't finished school. She had dropped out to be a stay-at-home wife, at my insistence.

That was how we lost that opportunity. Looking at the past, we regret it so much. If my wife had finished her school, help would have come through that means. 

Sending her back to school would be a story for another day since we are still finding it difficult to adjust to the condition we currently see ourselves in.

In that moment, I realized the gravity of my mistake. I had traded her future for my own ego. Now, we're facing the consequences together. I can only hope that someday, we'll find a way to rebuild and rediscover the dreams I once suppressed 

Moral: Men, don't be a stumbling  block to your wife's successes; her winnings are for both of you.