I was a trad wife & it destroyed my life – once you hit 40 you’ll be hung out to dry so women should NEVER quit working
A FORMER trad wife has revealed that the lifestyle completely destroyed her life, and urged women to always make sure they have an income of their own.
A trad wife (short for traditional wife) is a woman who chooses to take on an ultra traditional role in marriage, meaning she makes dinner and looks pretty whilst her husband goes to work.
Tradwives choose to dress in the style of clothing popular in this period ( think floral dresses and frumpy cardigans).
Additionally, the values considered important to tradwvies are similar to strict Christian values.
Tradwives state that they are not forced into this way of life, and believe that it is their purpose to be homemakers.
The woman, who is known only has @fashionably.divorced online, shared her story via a video posted to her TikTok channel.
She revealed that her husband had asked her to become a trad wife around a year into their marriage, as he said her job was causing her too much stress which he said was “sabotaging the marriage”.
“I didn’t want to give up my very successful, high paying career”, she said, “but I decided to choose family”.
However, 10 years later, she revealed that this decision had “completely destroyed” her life.
She explained that when she hit 40, she stood up for herself, and told her husband she no longer wanted to do things in the way he had told her to.
Because of this, the woman revealed that her husband fell out of love with her “really fast” and when she got divorced, she was left with no money and no career.
Sharing advice to other women, she said: “Always keep a job, always keep an income stream, make sure things get titled in your name, don’t get your foot out of your career.”
She said that you can still take care of your husband, but make sure to take care of yourself, because the tide can turn on your relationship really fast.
The former tradwife’s video has likely struck a chord with many people, as it has gone viral, raking up almost 100,000 views on the video sharing platform.
TikTok users raced to the videos comments section to share their thoughts on the woman’s advice.
One person said: “My friend was a trad wife and was married for 27 years.
“Now their last kid has left for college he wants a divorce.
A second person said: “Giving up my career was the worst decision of my entire life.
“Chilling he waited until he wouldn’t have child support.”
“I’m alone now at 60, he left me, stole my retirement and my life is destroyed”.
A third added: “The only one who you can trust to take care if you is you.
What is a trad wife?
A trad wife (short for traditional wife) is a woman who chooses to take on an ultra traditional role in marriage, meaning she makes dinner and looks pretty whilst her husband goes to work.
The trend takes inspiration from the idea of a 1950s housewife.
Many trad wives choose to dress in the style of clothing popular in this period (think floral dresses and frumpy cardigans).
Additionally, the values considered important to trad wvies are similar to strict Christian values.
Trad wives state that they are not forced into this way of life, and believe that it is their purpose to be homemakers.
“Trad life is too risky.”
A fourth said: “I am fortunate that I chose a career.
“None of us believe that our man will leave us 30 years later.
“All I can add is don’t change your name”.
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