2007-06-16 12:53:13 · 25 answers · asked by ladysorrow 7 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
In this world of equality, if the man makes less on the outside, he will feel obligated to do more than 1/2 of the housework. It is a manhood thing. Few men want to admit to their friends that their wives make more money than they.
Also, if there isn't enough money in the family, both the wife and the parents of both sides always look at the husband as in "so what you gonna do about that?"
I have also heard several women who happen to make more money than their husbands brag about how they are heads of household. Don't think women want to be the ones that work harder to make more anyway
2007-06-16 13:21:10 · answer #1 · answered by Sir Richard 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't matter, but it does bother some men. They might have a very traditional view of the man's role in a marriage as the breadwinner. I made more than my husband this year for the first time in 26 years. I think what really bothered him was the fact that he has had the same job for 32 years and I've only been working for 13 years, but I'm already making more money than him. I think that would be discouraging to me too.
2007-06-16 20:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by DK Julie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In who's eyes?
The man's?
The woman's?
The law's?
Like most Male Vs Female things it's a redundant issue in the Western world. Simple fact is men used to do physical work and the woman 'stayed at home' - a phrase which suggests the woman didn't contribute much to the relationship/household, but in fact contributed as much as the man.
As women started to go out to work and establish themselves, men still traditionally held the positions of power (and thus higher pay packets).
But in 2007 is your question really relevant in Western society? Women have equal chance as men in the West now, if not a much better chance through positive-discrimination. My experience of my last 6 or 7 years in office environments is that the senior management tend to be women.
2007-06-16 19:59:48 · answer #3 · answered by crazeetaxi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i think that all depends on the situation and the way the person came into the relationship. money can break any relationship down, so it's very clear that both people express their feelings about finances up front. a relationship can work if the woman makes more money and vice versa. everyone just needs to be honest about their needs and expectations from the beginning. if you get married, well then you are suppose to become one thus merging your finances together. as longs as their is some kind of balance and understanding, then it shouldn't matter who brings in more money. just as long as you are making the decisions about how to spend it together.
2007-06-16 20:01:07 · answer #4 · answered by tweety3282001 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before man and woman can become a couple,it is after they both are feeling something like butterflies for each other and cannot be explained either.Then they start to feel it was worth coupling-up "Remember attraction is not choice and as such wealth has never dropped between." "People speak the words they live in their brains and subconscious mind" Some analysts will then analyze such thinkers as "gold-diggers" in their brains.lol
2007-06-16 20:07:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not these days. As long as he is working and contributing to the household...it all depends on education and job market.
Sometimes a woman just makes more...there is nothing wrong with that as long as the man works too as I said.
If a woman is soul supporting ... that is crazy.
But again, it does not matter who makes the most money...just that you are working together to make it.
be cool...
2007-06-16 19:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by CC Babydoll 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I personally think it doesn't matter who earns the most, If only one of you can work then the highest earner should go out to work,this i have seen cause problems in relationships one feels inferior to the other, as long as you both do your bit who cares?
2007-06-16 20:03:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
as long as the love is there it should not matter cause money comes and goes but love its deeper you can get new jobs but love is a valuable thing don't let it go to waist
2007-06-16 20:02:07 · answer #8 · answered by oma l 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope i make more than my bf but that is because child support takes half .. on a 40 hr wk he will bring around 160 and i bring around 250 ..and he get paid more than i do
2007-06-16 20:47:55 · answer #9 · answered by vis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I have always earned more money than my husband and it's never been a problem.
2007-06-16 19:56:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋