do you earn more than your husband?

I am not married yet but I would like to think that if I was earning more than hubby that he would not only be okay with it, but that he would be really proud of me. I would hate to think that the man in my life could not handle it and in my opinion it would display a shallow type of love.

I'm not married yet or anything but I actually did have this conversation with my boyfriend. He wants to get into historical restoration - which he already does while he is still in school and so unless he becomes some big shot project manager, if I get my dream job of being an AP Correspondent in DC then most likely I'm going to be making more than him. To him it doesn't matter because what matters to us is going what we want and not really worrying about how much money we are actually bringing in as long as it gets us by and then we have some leeway in order to enjoy ourselves. My parents drilled into me that I needed to work hard and not worry about making more than my future husband due to the fact that if something happens, like a divorce, I need to be able to take care of myself and not have to rely on anyone. And that is exactly how I want to be - independent.