The story of a wife bearing the brunt of household finances due to a husband who only cares about outside duties elicited sympathy on "Marriage Hell."

On the broadcast of MBC's "Oh Eun-young Report – Marriage Hell" on the 17th, a husband who goes out daily and a wife who claims responsibility for the household finances while working 12 hours a day due to such a husband sought help from Dr. Oh Eun-young.

The couple is raising two children while running a health food restaurant together. The husband has often worked at the store, but he mentioned that most of the work has fallen on the wife since he collapsed from lumbar spinal stenosis. He expressed disappointment that, although he knows his wife struggles to manage the store alone, she hasn’t even visited him in the hospital despite him being in so much pain he feels like wanting to amputate his leg.

However, despite the husband’s appeals, the wife remarked, "I am not sorry for my husband's illness; I find it annoying," which puzzled everyone in the studio.

# Wife working an average of 12 hours a day reveals, 'Husband prioritized neighborhood work over restaurant work even before falling ill.'

Early in the morning, the wife begins her day by boiling black goat in a large cauldron. To serve an average of 70 to 150 customers, she must come out and prepare ingredients starting at 6 a.m. Seeing the wife busily working, Dr. Oh Eun-young expressed concern, saying, "You're doing the work of ten people." While the wife was occupied, the husband went out despite his discomfort, heading to a lunch meeting with the village head.

In addition to lunch with the village head, the husband is out and about all day visiting community centers and the village hall. He claimed he had so many responsibilities in the village that he couldn't afford to rest despite his illness. In fact, he has contributed to establishing a weekend school for village children and has conducted charity activities providing black bean noodles and carnations for elderly individuals living alone, leaving everyone amazed. However, the wife was furious, stating that her husband has been busy neglecting restaurant duties to engage in volunteer work even before he fell ill.

Dr. Oh Eun-young analyzed that the husband is finding satisfaction in his 'illness.' Regarding the reason for this satisfaction, she explained that the concern and attention received from others during illness make him feel like a 'good person.' She stressed that he needs to question whether he is sacrificing his wife to uphold his dignity in front of others.

# Husband's irresponsible spending habits persist despite difficult household financial situation.

The following day, a video of the wife working alone in the restaurant on a regular day off was revealed. Unless there is something special, the wife goes to work at the restaurant even on her day off. After finishing her work, she called her son to inquire about what her husband was doing. In response, her son informed her that her husband had gone out to change his broken mobile phone. The wife sighed heavily, feeling frustrated about her husband going to replace a mobile phone he had bought not long ago.

The wife lamented that despite the restaurant doing well, they have no spare money because of her husband's irresponsible spending habits. She noted that her husband, who was previously in credit default, still spends lavishly. He had purchased an SUV for the village children's weekend school without consulting her and bought his personal vehicle on an installment plan without her knowledge, shocking everyone in the studio.

Moreover, the charity work her husband conducted, which cost 10 million won out of his own pocket to buy kitchen tools and ingredients, has left those tools unused and neglected. Upon hearing the wife's story, MC Park Ji-min expressed shock, stating, "A personal is conducting charity work at a corporate level," and the studio was filled with sighs.

Listening intently to the couple's story, Dr. Oh Eun-young pointed out that the time and financial freedom the husband has for volunteer work is due to the wife working all day at the restaurant. She questioned, "Did the wife come into this house as a servant?" and indicated that the husband's spending resembles the annual salary of a young head of household and that he needs to reduce his expenditures.

Dr. Oh Eun-young advised the husband, saying, "He needs to focus the energy and attention he expends outside on his health and economic activities." She also emphasized to the wife the importance of taking care of herself. While working hard is commendable, she noted that it’s essential to try out things they enjoy to find balance in life. Finally, when Dr. Oh suggested discussing the business owner's name, the husband promised to transfer it to his wife, expressing a firm resolution, saying, 'I hope you trust me one more time as I think this will be the last time.'

In next week's preview revealed at the end of the broadcast, a couple whose husband said he was fed up with the wife he fell in love with at first sight and the wife who feels that her husband does not love her live day by day in anxiety. The 'Don't Worry' couple will appear. The wife is particularly concerned about her husband's disciplinary style, which is authoritarian not just to her but also to their children. The 'Don't Worry' couple's story will air on the 24th at 10:45 p.m.

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