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Messy husband, mostly plays games, doesn't work much, doesn't clean unless wife home to jointly clean, wife provide$, & he walked from faith.

Q: Prayer request and advice for help with dealing with an extremely messy spouse; to the point it is affecting my mental health. I understand “just leave it” on an issue like this is silly when he is an amazing husband and Father, it’s just THIS issue we need to work through. I have been praying for years for help and things never seem to change no matter how much i pray or try.   I will start by saying when we met and fell in love as teenagers I knew he was a messy person and accepted it because it only affected his space and we had no children so it was very easy for me to keep our apartment clean. I was raised in a home where we kept things tidy, he was not; to the point where I had to teach him basic hygeine skills like how to wipe himself and brush his teeth correctly when we met as teens.  Almost 6 years, we have 2 children, 3 pets and a large home. We do not have a traditional dynamic; I actually provide the majority of the household income working 70+ hours from ...