The Shut-in Newlywed - Vol. 1 Ch. 8 - Don't Take My One Role Away From Me

[MangaDex]

 

[justforthelulz]

What an opening.

 

[sirflimflam]

This is really pretty heartbreaking to read. The husband is clearly worried about her but doesn't know what to do to fix it since she's being completely tightlipped about her feelings, and the problem is he can't really do anything even if she told him. It's all an issue with being completely absorbed in her own self worth (or lack thereof). Anything he does just comes off as another slight against her.

Genuinely curious to see where this goes, but I hope their relationship survives.

 

[HunterCO]

This manga is just "Hey remember when you experienced this", I feel for her

 

[lexy]

@HunterCO why you calling us out like that for but yeah 😭😅

 

[bicyclebastard]

jesus this hits hard. i still struggle with the "im a bad wife because i cant do the chores properly" cycleand truly the only thing that soothes it is my husband reminding me that the house doesnt need to look like a magazine and that im a human with limits. its quite hard to reconcile "all parties in a relationship should do an equitible share of housework" along with "dont take away the only role i have" i totally get it. but then again i get regular treatment for the depression ive been aware of for a decade and MC doesnt even realize how depressed she is yet.

it's a journey. MC has a ride ahead of her.

 

[Laparoscopic]

Get that woman some therapy and antidepressants ASAP!!

 

[Ced1106]

Is the husband an enabler? Thanks for the translations!!! 👫👫👫

 

[dsid2814]

inb4 the man haters come and shit on the husband like they:ve been doing for the last few chapters

 

[tinavy]

@Ced1106

I think her husband, like most people, don’t know how to deal with the situation. He also seems like a quiet introvert and so is she so they have difficulty talking.

 

[Macarena]

This really shows how debilitating mental illnesses can be. I really feel for her.
Thank you so much for the update!

 

[checkyoursmallbrains]

Thank you so much for this chapter.

 

[Sem]

I'm looking forward to seeing how she breaks out of this...I hope the author is doing well these days.
After a while of being stuck in depression like this, it can become a comforting crutch to just blame yourself. The alternative, trying to boost your self esteem all on your own, means you can be knocked down super easily if the people around you refute it even slightly.
It's easier to just accept that maybe you're worthless.

 

[starburst98]

I think the drinks may help, not directly but by getting drunk her inhibitions will go away and she may finally whine about her problems instead of bottling them.

 

[eatgoddamnshit]

@Macarena you mean debilitating.

 

[Huiiii]

thank youuu
tsuna is a good hubby
pls be strong urashi

 

[sirflimflam]

@Ced1106 The husband isn't enabling her, he just doesn't know the depth of the problem yet. It's not like she's been like this for years or anything. They are literally still in the honeymoon period of their marriage. I hope she eventually opens up to him.

Instead of bitching her out for not cleaning up enough which would be a pretty stereotypical thing in stories like this, he silently takes care of it which ends up still being a sore spot for her. I think everyone in this story has good intentions.

 

[Loona_Roses]

By gosh... this is too relatable... except I have never even dated let alone married... X'D

 

[Nixnaw]

ah damn, no one is in the wrong here (not tsuna and not mc either), you just cannot help overthinking and getting stressed...
This is really relatable.

 

[Macarena]

@eatgoddamnshit THAT IS INDEED WHAT I MEANT lol, thanks for the correction!!