Do men feel threatened if their wives make more?

[Reha]

Re: Do men feel threatened if their wives make more?

@Ghost14

I’m referring to cases where the guy might be making 30-40k a year, and the woman is earning in excess of 100-200k. You don’t think that would cause problems? Unless the guy is a well renowned artist, or breeds horses, or is an adventurer or something, he will feel out classed next to his wife. And a women like that might also become frustrated by his lack of ambition. If you believe that “love conquers all” and all that, that’s fine, but I don’t and I’ve read plenty of studies where marriage councilors suggest that scenarios like the one described above are a recipe for trouble.

As for the second paragraph, agreed, it’s best left alone but that’s a growing problem.

Ghost, I am not saying love conquers all…God knows it doesn’t.

A man needs and usually is able to support a family by himself. Most families I know are supported solely by husband and that’s fine. But if it happens where your wife makes more…is that grounds for resentment or divorce? Why would it be? If she is stronger, so are you. Or am I being naive here?

I don’t know about Pakistan or other countries…but where I am…a woman should be able to stand alone. Not because she is competing with the world or men. But because if she cannot she is handicapping herself. Its not rare for families to go through some trouble at some stage in their marriage…it DOES happen and more than you might think.