A tragic story?

One of the questions which my mother asked after I come back from Hawaii was: "Have you talked with xxx recently?". Then she told me again the story of her friend G in Australia who married a foreigner. Seems like this time she's trying to convey a point... =p Like she often repeats, R is a painter, and the income of a painter is quite unstable. At that time R tried to purchase some old houses, renovate them, and sell them in the new look. But then the property prices went down a few years ago, and the couple had a very difficult period. G was very strong by supporting the whole family. So this time she stresses another point: R is playing golf, while G is having 2 jobs. He's only doing what he's interested. Many foreigners think like this way. But the hard fact is without bread, people don't live. G is strong and endurable, R is lazy. He doesn't even help to do the house-work, like he's exploiting his wife without contributing... blah blah blah.... Why talking all these to me?! =p