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

[amdskip]

I wouldn't like it but I could get used to it.

 

[Red Dawn]

if a gf demanded me to pay for everything, she can have a nice cold glass of STFU

You go Boy!

 

[Legendary]

Is her money worth as much as mine?
Yes, so I don't care.

 

[JellyBaby]

There is not a 1:1 relationship between my earnings and my manhood. I wouldn't feel threatened at all. It's all about the Dual Incomes, not who makes what.

 

[Tarmouth]

I feel just fine about it

 

[CantedValve]

She does make more... and I love it.

I am not so insecure that it bothers me... I do all the cooking, so I think it evens out!!

 

[Pastore]

Perfectly fine for me, as long as she lets me spend some of it.

 

[pinoy]

FACT: My wife makes more money than me.

So what? In our case, its different. When we got here in the US 6 yrs ago, she's already making a good living because she's an RN. Me, i'm still trying to establish my career here. The way, we see it, it doesn't matter who's the bread winner. So long as we can have our family's needs, we're gonna be fine.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: pinoy
FACT: My wife makes more money than me.

So what? In our case, its different. When we got here in the US 6 yrs ago, she's already making a good living because she's an RN. Me, i'm still trying to establish my career here. The way, we see it, it doesn't matter who's the bread winner. So long as we can have our family's needs, we're gonna be fine.

Exactly !! money just provides for needs,who cares who earns it as long as there's enough of it to take care of the family ?

 

[gotsmack]

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

what subject does she teach?

I know a stay at hoime dad.

I wouldn't mind it if my wife made more than I do. But I'd never give up my job to raise my kids, but I'd be willing to cut back to part time though.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: gotsmack

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

what subject does she teach? I know a stay at hoime dad. I wouldn't mind it if my wife made more than I do. But I'd never give up my job to raise my kids, but I'd be willing to cut back to part time though.

In all seriousness she loves teaching. That is why she does it instead of working for some biotech firm making big bucks. Her doctorate is in molecular genetics, but she teaches bio courses of all types. (A&P etc.)

 

[Mill]

I wouldn't mind either way. I have always thought if I had kids I would like one of us to stay home and take care of the kids. My parents did it that way but after my father died it was just my mother for a while. I would have to say that I wouldn't mind if it were my spouse or me that stayed home.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I'm not married, but it would be fine as long as we are both doing what we like. Work just for money and you will die a depressed old man.

 

[Renob]

I would love it if she made more then me.

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
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.

Heh, my cousin and his girlfriend (now his wife) had this conversation a few months before they got married. Both agreed that she was the one with the buisness sense, so she gets to go out and make the money. Apparently she can't cook very well, either. . He's persuing a career as well, but teachers don't exactly make a fortune. He gets to stay home and cook (which he likes; makes some good food too)and do a lot of that other stuff, and he's cool with it.

Me? it wouldn't bother me at all. As others have said, more power to 'em. I don't know how much I'd stay at home though; I get cabin fever pretty easily

Nate

 

[erikistired]

my wife makes more than i do. and we're about to have a baby. if it made sense i would gladly stay home and raise our daughter while she worked. it used to bother me that she makes more, but i got over it real quick. what i make roughly works out to what it would cost for daycare, so what would be the point?

~erik

 

[glenn1]

Perfectly Ok with me

Perfectly OK? Hell, i'd be thrilled with it. Isn't someone who is richer, better looking, and in a higher social class than you the ultimate spouse? Of course, in my case, it won't be too hard to find someone who beats me on all those counts, but that's another story...

 

[The0iL]

Im gonna have a wife whose gonna make more $$..
Then I can stay home watch the kids while play XBox

 

[CJZ]

Being incredibly lazy, I'd love it if my wife made more money then me.

 

[kherman]

Because of the fields my fiance and I are in, I'll probably make more money always. Engineer(me) vs. techer. But if she ever made more $BLING$ than me, cool!!! The more money I can invest now, the better.

Anyways, when you're married, your not two people with two incomes, you're really one person with a bigger income!! I'm onoly engaged, but I have already learned this lesson!

 

[Shockwave]

I would LOVE it if my wife made more. Hell, I'd be happy if she made any!! Not ehr fault, her career has been put on hold, we just had our 3rd baby so...

But, a dual income, regardless of who makes more, is cool to me. Its about the Family, not my ego. And dual incomes helps acheive the goals I have set forth to accomplish for my family (A house, college for the kids, cars for the kids, a Corvette...Well...Ok, the Vette is for ME but I include it in the Family package )

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: kevin000
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.

Yup

 

[Nemesis77]

Mrs. Nemesis77 making more money than I do? Sure! More money for the family: more financial security. Besides, I could then better afford all those gizmos I dream about .

Seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if she ended up making more money than I do. And that would be A-OK with me.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: 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

From what I've seen a lot want to still want to not work, stay at home, have babies just forget about the regularly cooking and cleaning part. Best of both worlds. My oldest brother had one like this.

For us it's simple really. We both work (wife's a nurse she able to do 32 hours instead of 40+ like a normal job). I take care of everything outside, house and car related like maitanence, disapline for kids, fill her gas tank every Sunday night, and all paper work and bills. She does almost everything inside and writes all our friends and family paperwork wise. We used to try and switch off and share same duties but it' did'nt work because accountablity was lacking.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl

Originally posted by: 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

From what I've seen a lot want to still want to not work, stay at home, have babies just forget about the regularly cooking and cleaning part. Best of both worlds. My oldest brother had one like this.

For us it's simple really. We both work (wife's a nurse she able to do 32 hours instead of 40+ like a normal job). I take care of everything outside, house and car related like maitanence, disapline for kids, fill her gas tank every Sunday night, and all paper work and bills. She does almost everything inside and writes all our friends and family paperwork wise. We used to try and switch off and share same duties but it' did'nt work because accountablity was lacking.

I had a hubby who gave me the same line about "accountability" he considered mowing the lawn weekly to be the same as preparing 3 meals a day for 5 people. Still all in all I'm glad I kept my job, as a middle aged divorced broad it's probably the most attractive thing I've got gong for me.