Re: Do men feel threatened if their wives make more?
That’s idealistic but naive. Money makes a difference and some men simply cannot handle a woman earning more than them. On the flip side, most women want a guy that they can respect. If he’s just like her, only she’s much better, then it will be hard for her to respect him. It’s cynical and shallow, but that’s how humans are.
You misunderstood my comment about tax bracket. It was made in jest but the point was that a woman earning a six figure salary should look for a guy who makes a comparable amount. That comment was regarding high earning women not settling, not about women “marrying up”. That said, I mentioned social standing as well as tax bracket. A PhD earning 100k is far more attractive to most women than a criminal earning $1M+ (at least I hope so, any Carmela Sopranos in the house?). So if a high earning man lost his job, chances are he is well educated and has other aspects to his persona that you found attractive, which backs up my point about having other desirable traits (if he earns less).