"We've established the basic facts: He's not pooping the whole time, even if he has IBS. He has ADHD (so do I!) and claims he needs alone time to get things like balancing our budget and coordinating some of his elderly parents' home care stuff. Thankfully no porn addiction or anything like that. But he is highly avoidant and claims that if I complain, it makes him take longer. Sounds like BS to me."
"Anyway ... I see posts about husbands taking an hour or two and that's a GOOD day for us. We are at a bare minimum 4-6 hours a day here, often 8,"
"I already know that may be the best/easiest solution, but it's not an option, so please move along if that's all you've got,"
A husband retreats to the bathroom for a minimum of 4–6 hours daily, often up to eight hours, after their daughter's birth and a family loss two years ago. The prolonged bathroom time leaves the wife handling nearly all housework and childcare alone. The husband attributes the retreats to ADHD-related need for alone time and tasks like budgeting and coordinating elderly parents' care, and denies other addictions. The wife reports he is avoidant and that complaints prolong the behavior. Therapy attempts occurred but failed to change behavior. Leaving the marriage is not a feasible option for the wife.
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