Do men feel threatened if their wives make more?

Lifestyle Relationships
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Shouldn’t she already be in the kitchen making it alonside the sammiches? :cb:

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^Haven't had samosa chaat in ages. Bless them Friday bake sales...which will begin in about 2 more minutes at recess. Wooohooo!!!! I didn't bring snack or lunch from home today.

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Did you really just say tha? :nahi:

There are have times in my real estate career where my commissions earned in one month have been half of my husbands yearly salary. But then I won’t have another commission for maybe 3 months. Such is the nature of my business. I only get paid when a client makes it to the closing table. Does it bother him when I have $XX,XXX paycheck from the sale of one home? Umm…no. He is my biggest cheerleader. Does it inflate my ego and make me think I’m better then him? No. Do make decisions on all things financial, regardless who earned the money? Yes.

I think this issue trascends racial/ethnic/cultural boundries. You’ll find insecure husbands and greedy wives in all colors, shapes and forms. At the end of the day, it comes down to the two people who said “I do” to each other and how they choose to relate to one another.

Neither husband, nor wife should ever have to hold themselves back from excelling/progressing in their careers. That is just wrong.

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^ is it confusing?

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No, I think everyone (male/female) should live their life to its fullest potential.
yes, I earn far more then my husband. its not an issue. Thankfully, my husbands manhood/self worth is not anchored to my subservience/ failure/lesser earning potential/less education/younger age or any other cliches that float about this forum.
There is far more to a relationship then the absolutes often posted on GS. Obviously, everything varies from couple to couple.

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:sadiyah:

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Bake sales are awesome :wub:

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Not if 8th grade is doing it. It’s usually a meager one…and no different this time, LOL.

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Let's redirect this discussion a little bit...

Does it matter how much MORE money the wife makes relative to her husband or whether her husband's income alone can support the family's essential needs?

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is what confusing?

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I don't think in a healthy relationship wife earning couple more grands than her husband makes a signficant difference (unless the wife starts rubbing in his face) to me the real kick to men's ego comes when the wife is exact opposite of him in all imortant ways, if she's smart, highly acomplished both academically and professionally and gets lots of recognition and praise in her social circle whereas he's just an ordinary clerk with limited intellectual abilities who gets easily overpowered by her presance in life in general, they may have lot of other things in common but somewhere along the line the human nature will kick and explode...

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In Pakistan nowadays, i dont think men have issues with their wives working or earning more. This is primarily because of Dilapidating economic climate and lacklustre job market due to which a family can not be raised in one salary alone.

Speaking from personal experience, my mom used to earn much more than my dad initially but i dont think anyone had any issues.

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Well, this can result in healthy competition! I was thinking when I got married, if my wife start working she may earn more than me, so I went to push myself for better oppertunities, in the proccess started making 6 times more now compared 6 years back. Guess what my wife still hasnt worked since she got married :( because of no pressure to work can make things slower and cushy! We both are professionals though in different fields.

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i dont know how can you do that unless you both are in the same profession

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Well some professions has high starting earning potential than others in some countries ie UK. Hint: Compare medicine and IT

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^ exactly my point

if your wife is a doctor, and you are IT how are you going to even compete ?

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Well i am not a man so i can’t answer this question but yes as a woman, i can say that i would not like my husband to earn less than me :bummer:. I don’t think many women are capable of earning more yet staying grounded so it is bound to create issues in their martial life. And it’s just not something i had be comfortable with, i see the father/husband as the head of the house, responsible to run the house and its the best that this duty stay with them.

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this. i wish one day she can taste how it felt being in my boots.

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I have yet to meet such guys. But may be guys are more sensitive if their wives ask them to budget, they probably feel that she is insulting them in anyway or behaving like a “king”.

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post of the week!