bieng a good spouse

For me, being a good spouse means to be happy and be successful in your motherhood and married life. What I mean here is that, you are happy that you have taught your children with values, you have guided them during their struggles. You have been there during their happy moments and sad moments. You have share you time and life with husband. All these things will be achieve without sacrificing your job. I believe you can do all these and still having your job. All you have to do is a good time table. Manage your time well. Don't bring works at home. File leave whenever your children need you. Support as much as you could. Laugh with them. Guide them, teach them every night, and tell stories and pray with them before they sleep. Then, be happy for them. If you have seen good manners in them and see them get a high scores in school then you can be called as good spouse and good mother.

nopes, not at all, sacrificing jobs is no where linked as one of the characteristics of being a good spouse. however yes, after marriage the life changes and people have to adjust according to the requirement. leaving the job might come as an option to lead a good healthy and peaceful life.especially after babies. i left job not after marriage but after delivery to balance my family as i did not had my parents around. I plan to be back working after a while. Babies can not be ignored as they are future generation and needs continuous guidance.

No, I don't agree with that unless your other half really can support the family financially. Things are getting expensive day by day. If his job alone can't bring enough bread to feed the family, then we should support him by working as well. Financial can bring a lot of trouble into the house.

@ceazr Depending on the job, I don't think refusing to give it up for the sake of your spouse would make you a bad husband/wife. I have never been faced with having to make this decision. If I had to give up my job because my spouse got a job that required us to move, I would. I have always said I was pretty portable. I can make a home anywhere that he is. I wouldn't want to move too far away because my father is a widow and is almost 70 years old. I don't like the idea of not being close enough to go check on him if I feel the need.

one of the main complaints u here from long married,and more often from long term wives than from long term husbands,is that marriage is all about hard work,compromise and sacrifice.hardwork ,sometime it may take several time to get through a tramatic event or difficult times.compromise,to some degree.each partner in a marriage has a limit to what they will compromise on