Who brings home the bacon (cash) in your relationship?

Question

and do you believe in.

a) 50/50 relationship
b) give and take whatever you have in a relationship
c) He/She pays for everything in the relationship
d) Other

Answer 1

I was the breadwinner for the first four years of marriage while my husband went to college.

He was the breadwinner for the next 6 years of marriage, while I took care of our 3 kids.

And for two years of the marriage we have both worked and shared in the expenses.

So, I believe in B.

Answer 2

He does. I work, and I contribute what I can, plus do all the things that "run the house" (shop, clean, cook, etc.) He covers everything else. I wish I could do a lot more, but there's not a whole lot that can be done without a college education. I've thought about going back to school and getting a bachelor's degree at the very least, but being over 40 in a youth-obsessed job market, that will probably get me an extra cup of coffee and a stale doughnut.

Everything works out, though.

Answer 3

Both my wife and I work, I make roughly 10 times more than she does. At the end of the week, it all goes into one pot and she pays all the bills, etc. from that. I don't like doing the finances and she does. She will also knock herself out doing the cleaning and all that stuff cause she wrongly believes its her responsibility. So I end up doing what I can when I get home so she doesn't have to do it. I'm a better cook and cleaner anyway.

I did not marry her for her domestic abilities. She wasn't domesticated when I met her and never expected to "break her to the plow" when we married. It works for us.

Answer 4

At the moment I'm single, so it's all me.
But when I'm in a relationship I like option B.
We all come into things with different skills, likes, abilities and salaries. I LOVE to cook, but hate any kind of yard work. In a real relationship, as long as there is enough money to pay bills and have some fun, it doesn't matter AT ALL who earns the money. To me anyway....

Answer 5

We used to have a 2 income household until my health went poorly (I knew I heard my warrenty blow up around 35....) then Truck and I made the decision for me to stay home and keep house -- which with RA, lupus and fibro is more difficult than you might imagine. We moved into a house of our own (yipee!!) with the upstairs rented to my cousin just in case I would need someone. So everything's taken care of, including the bacon, which I prefer smoked.

Answer 6

i believe in A but i guess i am more the C right now..my gf is not working and stays home cooks cleans and runs the household to me thats alot fo work in itself so i make sure everything is covered financially while she does her part in the home and pays off the bills so that i don't have much to worry about other than just going back to work..it works great that way..

Answer 7

i believe in mainly B...

i happen to be the one that "brings home the bacon", but I am 20 and my boyfriend is 19, i happen to have a really great job for my age and not much else to spend my money on so i dont really mind paying for things

Answer 8

i bring in more money then he does at the moment but that can change at anytime and we have a 50/50 relationship and treat each other as equals and dont let little things like money get between each other...

Answer 9

I pay 100%





I wish at least one of the cats would get a job.







Anyone hiring cats these days? They're excellent at knocking things off tables and cleaning tuna cans out.

Answer 10

We both bring home bacon, but I bring in more than he does. I believe in "give and take": You help me in other ways than "bacon", and I will help you in the "bacon" department. One hand washes the other; you do this for me, and I will do this for you, etc...