Re: Is Your Husband a Mule?
What if he wants to go back to school and get a degree that will get him more money and respect, but since the girl comes from an uneducated background, she just says "forget that, just start working and making some $$. I don't want to live poorly for 2 years so you can finish your education".
This is a very real situation. Let's say the girl's family owns gas stations (no offense to people) and became rich that way, she married a guy from back home who wants to finish his masters. SHe may not want him to b/c that would mean living on a grad student's stipend for 2 years, instead of working at a job that pays OK (like cab driver) but does not command the same amount of respect- because she doesn't really understand the value of education. I know a lady, father was a mechanic and they were pretty rich in the old days back home, but she wasn't educated and married a poor but educated guy. Would not let him get go for masters,PhD when they came here (to US) because she thought it was useless and wanted him to start making money NOW.
If he's doing something impractical, and if they have kids, then NO, he shouldn't expect support.
he shouldn't go for the less paying field if he's making more money doing something else (unless it's more like an investment- pays low in the beginning but has potential to make more later)