One aspect can translate to multiple other problems. He isn't contributing 100% to your relationship. It should be 100/100 for both of you (unless someone is having a hardship and the other steps up). Sounds like you're doing 90% while he puts in 10%. That doesn't bode well for marriage or children. It also shows that he doesn't respect your time/money. Only his own. He gets defensive, and he doesn't care how you feel about it.
47F. I worked the whole marriage and earn more than him. This isn’t just about the money for OP. Her husband is living in the 1950s. She’ll get a job and he will not do half of the household work and will want his cake and eat it too. I’ve Been there, done that. (I divorced him a year ago).
One aspect can translate to multiple other problems. He isn't contributing 100% to your relationship. It should be 100/100 for both of you (unless someone is having a hardship and the other steps up). Sounds like you're doing 90% while he puts in 10%. That doesn't bode well for marriage or children. It also shows that he doesn't respect your time/money. Only his own. He gets defensive, and he doesn't care how you feel about it.
Do you Really NEED the stuff? It's been six months. How important is your “stuff” to your mental health?
47F. I worked the whole marriage and earn more than him. This isn’t just about the money for OP. Her husband is living in the 1950s. She’ll get a job and he will not do half of the household work and will want his cake and eat it too. I’ve Been there, done that. (I divorced him a year ago).