Any housewives with no children at all?

Question

It seems like that women only are staying home if they have children. Are there women who stay home full-time and take care of the house who don't have children (I'm not talking about empty nest syndrome where the children have moved out).

On TV...I remember the days of "I Love Lucy" where Lucy stayed home before she had Little Ricky....

Answer 1

I'm certainly not a participant in this way of life...but there are a lot of wives who just don't need to work because their husbands make a ton of money. Probably the other way around, too. Sometimes one person makes so damn much money that it seems superfluous to keep pulling in $40,000. Then again, way back in the "I Love Lucy" times, it was typical for a woman to stay home once she became a wife. Times a different nowadays, and even wives with children usually work full time jobs. It's very rare to see that wife who stays home, and if she does it's usually because her husband is filthy rich. You can spot them by the spotless-clean ultra white Mercedes Benz SUV that they can barely drive.

Answer 2

Yes, I have two children now, but when we were first married (in '96) I worked very briefly at a "job" but than when we moved two years later, stayed home. It was a combination of "following" my husband's work to a new state and not having any desire to work just for the sake of having a job. I went to uni for biology with a concentration in genetics... so it wasn't something that would travel well. I could have taught or done some half way work but once again, we were comfortable financially (not rich and driving a Benz) so I didn't feel the need to work to prove my own worth or to have my "own" money. It is an odd position in today's world and I respect the women that are pursuing their careers, as well as those in similar positions to me that fill more fulfilled having a job (when circumstances are such that they can't peruse their careers). Now that we are living overseas my husband's work visa forbids me from working (in some countries I can't even do volunteer work). A majority of the American/Canadian wives really have trouble dealing with it since it's so much a part of being a success in the US. It never really bothered me since my husband always made it clear that he would support me if I did decide to pursue a career- I think that made a difference. Also the women in my generation (both family and friends) while pursuing their own careers (surgeons, professors, teachers, researchers, etc...) never treated me any different and just considered it another "career" option. It's my impression that other educated housewives with and without children didn't necessarily get this support.

Answer 3

I'm sure there are some out there, I personally don't know any. I wouldn't want to do it, but if that's what the couple agrees on, that's their business.