You need to try and learn to accept your wife’s autonomy in these matters, says Philippa Perry
The question I am married with children. My wife and I are both of Muslim faith and in our early 40s. My wife has never been particularly interested in the way she looks and has never made much effort with her physical appearance – despite being naturally beautiful.
Over the past few years in particular, I have found this increasingly hard to come to terms with. She has not lost her excess birth weight (it’s been years) and her hair is vanishingly thin. If she had some concern about this I would be less stressed, however, she just isn’t bothered in the slightest.
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