Who should be head of the household?

Wow! That's a good question! Of course, biblically, it should be the man. But only if he is letting God be the head of him. But if people don't know that like me in the past, I was told by a pastor that my husband is the head of the house, and I should do what he says. I totally said no! I did not agree at all. If we had been saved and in church at the time, I would have looked at it differently. I looked at it as, we both work, at the same job, getting paid the same, and we were equal. No head!

if your living with your parents, of course its both of your parents, if your living with your wife and children then of course both husband and wife. its actually 50/50. 50% for the husband as his the one who bring money and 50% for the wife as shes the one who took care of everything inside the house. so if theres decision to make both partner must talk about it first and share ideas before they finalize the decision, thats why they called husband and wife as they are equal, and must share in every thing.

Personally, if you're talking about a "couple" in a particular household, IMHO I don't think there should be a "head". I think a couple should find a way to manage the household together. Who makes the money, who's the oldest doesn't really matter to me. My couple and I make the decisions together. It doesn't matter who makes the money or who pays the bills as long as they get paid. We've divided household responsibilities in half too but always "cover each other" if necessary. Of course, there are some cultures that believe that traditionally a man should be the "head" of the household. To me, that's antiquated thinking as it takes two halves to make a whole in a couple.

i think it should be the one who makes more money in the family . he knows about the finanaces of the family do and donts in regard to expenses . so it will be good if the one who earns be the head of the household . but they may always consult with the senior people in the house before doing some big things or taking some decisions .

Define "Head of the House"? I think everyone has a different idea of what this roles entails. As for me and my husband...I'm a stay at home mom/work from home and my husband goes off work for 8 hours a day and inturn makes more money than I do and is older than me. But since I'm at home all day I have a better idea of what needs to be done around home than he does. So I take care of paying the bills, grogeries...that type of thing. I wouldn't say I'm the head of the house, but I'm the head for somethings as he is the head of others...like making money. All that being said I think being the " head of the house" is a shared responsiblity between the 2 partners...otherwise it's a too big of role for one person to fill.