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Asking Eric: Husband refuses to downsize

Currently our basement and garage are full of things he has not used in 20 years.

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What happened Whenever I approach clearing things out, he gets upset and says no way. This has caused me a lot of stress.
The headline split One side frames it as "Asking Eric: Man refuses to downsize and it stresses his wife". The other frames it as "Asking Eric: Husband refuses to downsize".
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Left / center-leftAsking Eric: Man refuses to downsize and it stresses his wife

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Star LedgerNews report · Jun 16, 11:00 AM

Asking Eric: Man refuses to downsize and it stresses his wife

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Currently our basement and garage are full of things he has not used in 20 years.

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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Jun 16, 11:00 AM

Asking Eric: Husband refuses to downsize

refuseshusband

Whenever I approach clearing things out, he gets upset and says no way. This has caused me a lot of stress.

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Jun 16, 11:00 AM: The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) joined the source map.

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