"Debt for the husband, recharging for the wife"... A couple in conflict over network marketing

Differences in perspective regarding network marketing (multi-level marketing) have emerged as the core of a couple's conflict. While the husband claims that the wife's activities are increasing the burden on the household, the wife responds that she gains psychological energy through those activities.

"It's like a religious group" vs "The power that lifted me up"

In the recently broadcasted 'Oh Eun-young Report: Marriage Hell', the story of a wife who has continued a network marketing business and a husband who is concerned about it was introduced. Mentioning the products piled up in the house, the husband expressed his difficulties, stating that while he does not know the exact amount, there are products piled up worth approximately 20 million to 30 million won. He expressed psychological repulsion, describing the way the wife has displayed the products as being like a religious group.

On the other hand, this work holds more meaning than just a simple business for the wife. The wife revealed that she recharges her energy and has times of healing by listening to education and lectures through network marketing. The wife's position is that she gained the strength to stand up again through various educations amidst conflicts with her husband or situations she had to suffer through alone.

The core is 'family collapse' rather than whether it is illegal multi-level marketing

Upon receiving the story, Dr. Oh Eun-young conducted a preliminary investigation into the nature of the business. Dr. Oh analyzed that there are points where the work the wife is engaged in is distinguishable from the illegal pyramid-structured multi-level marketing that commonly comes to mind. In other words, her diagnosis is that attention should be paid to the impact that the activity has on the family rather than the legal illegality of the business.

Dr. Oh pointed out that the husband's concern lies not in the illegality of the business itself, but in the fact that as the wife has continued the work for 10 years, the family is collapsing and it is having a negative impact on the children. The husband expressed deep concern regarding the wife's strengthened convictions and the resulting neglect of family care.

Conflict leading to late returns and gaps in care

The couple's conflict also appeared in their daily life patterns. In the video, the husband confronted the wife, who works until late, regarding the issue of dinner. He suggested that the child's mealtime and lifestyle patterns are repeatedly not being properly managed due to the wife's external activities.

The husband pointed out that as the wife is immersed in the business, the part of taking care of the children is being pushed down in priority. It was revealed that the wife's strong convictions are clashing with her role within the home, causing the life rhythms of the family members to fall out of sync.

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