Who should be the head of the houshold?

i guess a husband should still be the head. It's in the bible. And even though we make more money .. we still have to respect them. Money doesnt rule the entire world.

In my family,i think the head of the houshold is my father.I think many families of China,their head of houshold are the father,because the source of the money is the father.Who is the primary ecomomy source,who is the head of the houshold.

in my family i am head of household . for everything.

well,i'm an old fashioned woman also,i think man supposed to be the head of household,because if not then how i can respect him?but i believe that we must share duties together and there are moments that he makes decision and me who must take decisions. for example,kitchen matter is my decision :)), also money,i'm the one who take care the money,of coz we discuss it together,but still i'm the person who decide mostly.i'm better in financial matter than his,lol.

I think man the husband should always be the head. That is how it should be no matter how much you earn. Once you have a family, everything is ours and not yours and mine. So be happy.

I think that 'head of the house' responsibilities should lie within both of the partners. I don't believe it should be all one or the other. Even if the male makes more money, it's usually the female that keeps the house up.

Ideally man and woman should be a partnership balancing each other so nobody is actually the head, but in reality the stronger of the two usually takes the role. It is a serious responsibility though, and I know of some households where one partner is "the boss" but when things go wrong it is the other partner who paddles like a banshee and gets them out of the doggie doo.

I dont really thing men think of being head of household as a money thing ... more like a who makes the rules thing. The man always seems to be the one who wants the control. I dont think anyone should have control ... everyone is their own person ... and should be treated that way .... WAY to go on making the money though girl !!! that does kinda make a man feel like less of a man ... but hey be sucessful , dont let the man make ya feel guilty for making more ... just tell him he has himself a sugar momma :) lol your sucess is his sucess , right ?

You actually sound too busy to be the head of the household lol. Isn't that kind of an old fashioned concept these days. With both spouses working, usually things are split down the middle 50/50, or, at least, they should be. It doesn't matter who makes more money. I'm sure you both work hard. Women do tend to work more hours than men at any given time.

I don't think it should be about who makes the most money. In my opinion it should be the person who manages the money. In my house, my husband works and I stay home with our son. However, I am always listed as head of household on all our paperwork. My husband likes it this way. Since I manage the money he just puts me down as head of household. I talk to the utility people, the credit card company, the bank, the landlord. I handle all of it. He makes the money and I take it from there. It works for us.

Why should there be any doubt about it . In our society the male partner is the pillar of the household and we just cannot think of the spouse getting over family affairs .

well i think the women should be the runner of all house, its not becuase that she earns more then men but its because its her duy to ren the house and duty fo men are to provide her necesary means to run the house. thats what i think and thats what my religion teaches me.

I think the father should be the head of the house. Since they could discipline more and much more capable of some physical activities like washing the clothes and dishes, cleaning the house, etc. LOL. They must head the family because they are the ones who started it and built it.

it's not about who makes the most money, it is about who makes the right decisions

See according to me..the head of the house hold should be the one who can manage things properly who knows how to handle money intelligently and who knows every thing about house keeping. SO its not important that who earns highest but what matters is who manages the household ....!! Its not every one's cup of tea. In my house my mom and dad both handles thing equally..!! And we are quite happy about the managment of money..!!

The head of the household is usually the one that does the most work to run the household. And as the husband is usually at work... that makes the woman the head of the household. However... you cannot discount the fact that the woman could not run the household without the money that her husband is earning at work. So it really should be an equal partenaireship. If you are both working... again it depends how much work each of you is putting in. The amount of money you are earning got nothing to do with it. It is the decisions you make and the implementation of those decisions which run the household. Even if you do all the work at home... but you cannot make a decision without consulting your husband... it is your husband who is running the household. In any situation... the one who makes the decisions is the boss. Unless you don't agree with the decision and make your own decision. But it better be a good one... if you are going to do that.

You husband should be the head of the household.. let him make the decision but make sure he consulted you first in all the decision. otherwise, if you make all the decision.. what left of him, he will feel inferior and that's not good example to your children

Good for you if you make more money, but does the household need a head? isn't marriage sharing everything, money, responsibilities, joys. In our house hold we are both heads or partners as I like to say. We have joint account, both put in our earnings and no one counts who has earned more or less.

Is implements the democracy who at our family. our family big matter.to say to does to presses whose meaning to handle. the small matterall is the wife is taking responsibility.

Biblically speaking, I think that the husband should still be the head of the family whatever happens. You may earn a hundred times than your husband but that is not enough reason to rule over him. My friends and I discussed this topic and they were able to convince me that the wife should submit to her husband. Even when I raised the issues like what if the wife is better at decision making and the husband really sucks, they still insisted the same view point. However, they were able to convince me quite fairly. They said that if the guy sucks at decision making, then suggest your opinions to your husband, but don't impose it. If he won't listen, then pray to God to touch his heart so that he would listen. They said that the practical reason for this is that you could make or break a man through his ego. If a man loses his ego and self confidence, he is a ruined person who won't have a backbone. This would not be good either for a ruined man is a good for nothing man and he won't be able to do his role as a husband or a father properly. Ruling over your husbands might only result to a ruined marriage. The wife may be the bread winner but she should be very careful not to slap that fact to her husband's face. In these cases, the wife should be able to establish between them that it is no big deal whoever is earning more for they belong to one family and they are one.However, the wife should still be the one who would hold the money and do the budget but with consent from her husband, for practical reasons.