A Question for you all: How would you feel if your wife made more $$ than you? (poll)

[LOLyourFace]

I don't know about you but I wouldn't like it.

Call me old-fashioned but I feel that, as a guy, I should support the family financially and make sure that my wife enjoys other things rather than work. I do not mean it as "women should stay in kitchen". I just feel as though I'm responsible for our financial life.. and family.

My roommate gave me a very surprising answer:

Him: I wouldn't care.
Me: What if you have kids and she tells you to stay home and take care of kids? While she work her ass off to make money for the family?
Him: Cool, I get to stay home.
Me: (retard)

This is, of course purely my opinion.

[EDIT]
Married men, does your wife do make more money than you? And how do you feel about this?

 

[cmdavid]

more power to her...

 

[Kevin]

As long as there is a parent at home able to watch the children, I don't care who it is. Of course when they get older, both should work since you're not going to want to stay around the kids anymore and likewise for them.

 

[cavemanmoron]

if i had a wife i would be glad to let her make like sooooo much i could work part time,
and play with More Toys,that she could by me.
hmm how bout a wish list..
New FLH<dresser,'new snowmobile... etc

 

[LOLyourFace]

i am utterly shocked at the poll result.

wow..

 

[MajesticMoose]

nice, more money is always nicer. then more of mine can go into my boat addiction

 

[RossMAN]

More power to her, I'd be thrilled.

 

[SpongeBob]

I would love it, i could quit my job!

 

[bmacd]

Wouldn't like it much..

but i could get used to it...it'd only make me strive harder at my job.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Pr0Hawk]

I would find out a reason why she did and prove that techinically, I make more money!

 

[Turin39789]

would'nt have a problem with it

 

[Jugernot]

I'd feel fine, unless I worked harder for less money (if education were very similar). If she had a better education, good for her!

 

[Dragnov]

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
i am utterly shocked at the poll result.

wow..

Are you asian? I am. I'm with you. I woudl like my wife to stay at home while I do the financial stuff but if she really wants to work I'm not going prevent her or anything.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
I don't know about you but I wouldn't like it.

Call me old-fashioned but I feel that, as a guy, I should support the family financially and make sure that my wife enjoys other things rather than work. I do not mean it as "women should stay in kitchen". I just feel as though I'm responsible for our financial life.. and family.

My roommate gave me a very surprising answer:

Him: I wouldn't care.
Me: What if you have kids and she tells you to stay home and take care of kids? While she work her ass off to make money for the family?
Him: Cool, I get to stay home.
Me: (retard)

This is, of course purely my opinion.

[EDIT]
Married men, does your wife do make more money than you? And how do you feel about this?

well be glad then that you arn't married to me bcause if you tried handing me that BS I'd be lolyourface


Seriously,I haven't spent years of my life buried in computer cases,staring at a monitor screens and studying just to sit around making chump change.

 

[d33pt]

get with the times man..things don't work like that..it's not the 50's anymore. good luck finding a chick that'll stay at home and cook for you

 

[LOLyourFace]

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Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
i am utterly shocked at the poll result.

wow..
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Are you asian? I am. I'm with you. I woudl like my wife to stay at home while I do the financial stuff but if she really wants to work I'm not going prevent her or anything.

Yes, Korean to be exact. Ppl say im very white-washed compared to other Koreans that's been here in US for same length of years (around 8). Then again, being a Korean doesn't mean ALL Koreans agree with wives staying at home

 

[vi edit]

In three more years when she get's that "Dr. of Pharmacy" slapped onto the end of her name, she'll be making nearly 2 times what I will be.

More power to her. She loves her work, and it pays incredibly well as a bonus.

 

[gopunk]

i am fine with my wife making more money than me (only an idiot wouldn't be, if you ask me... what's the big deal? so you have more spending money...)

but frankly, i don't really feel like staying home to take care of children every day. i would be fine if we alternated or something, but i don't think i'd want to do it every day for 10 years or something. this has nothing to do with societal expectations, i'm just lazy like that

 

[eakers]

my mum has always made more money than my dad.

 

[Aves]

I'd feel like going and buying some new stuff. Who cares if she makes more?

 

[gopunk]

btw i think koreans are weird about this (too traditional).

i have a korean friend who thinks that guys should always pay for everything because guys like girls more than girls like guys

keep in mind, he is not saying that this is how things are, just as a matter of unfortunate circumstance, but this is *how things SHOULD be*. man he pisses me off.

 

[LOLyourFace]

btw i think koreans are weird about this (too traditional).

i have a korean friend who thinks that guys should always pay for everything because guys like girls more than girls like guys keep in mind, he is not saying that this is how things are, just as a matter of unfortunate circumstance, but this is *how things SHOULD be*. man he pisses me off.

don't generalize all by your single korean friend though.

yea im korean myself. when my gf wants to pay when we go out or something, i think it's so damn sexy.
if a gf demanded me to pay for everything, she can have a nice cold glass of STFU

 

[Zenmervolt]

I'd be perfectly fine with it. The more my theoretical wife would make, the more of my own money I could divert towards old cars and expensive electronics.

ZV

 

[jjones]

I wouldn't mind at all if my wife made more money than me. I've always encouraged her to pursue her professional career but that's a bit on hold now that we have the baby. She elected to quit work and stay home with the baby and now after 18 months, she's beginning to get back to her regular life.

We're fortunate in that our business is in the home so I see my daughter all day and now the wife is assisting with marketing while she slowly gets back into her professional life.

As for supporting the family, we rely on my business for that and any income she makes is icing on the cake. If she make more than me, great, more icing.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I'd love it if she did. Then she would almost earn enough to compensate her for having to teach whiny college students