Would it be a big deal having a working wife?
By SimpleBB
@SimpleBB (1329)
Philippines
August 12, 2010 12:09pm CST
Women are being wooed by men to be their better-halves or housewives. Before they were the housekeepers...literally to look after the household chores, to take care of their children, doing their responsibilites as better-halves. Men are the sole providers of financial-related matters. Now that economy is continuously drying down, and poverty and scarcity are the usual cause of giving up a relationship, would it be a big deal for men if women, from being full housewives turn into working moms? Can such situations reduce the masculinity of men? Can you share your thoughts and views on this?
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3 responses
@wintersonata (46)
• Indonesia
13 Aug 10
I think mostly men nowadays prefer to have their wives working too. so the financial burden would be lighter.
of course, this is actually a personal issue, I mean, not all men have the same way of thinking.
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
12 Aug 10
Sounds like this was written 40 years ago. Many women work these days and in fact there are nearly as many working women as there are men at least in the country. I didn't see what country you are from so it may be different from where you live. We have lived traditionally in my house hold since our second child was born and I have been a stay at home mom, but now that our youngest is going in to first grade and will be in school most of the day my husband wants me to go back to work to take some of the burden off of him. However, I don't know how I could manage to do all I do for the family and still go to work. I do own my own home business so that will have to satisfy for now.
@SimpleBB (1329)
• Philippines
13 Aug 10
hi ladym,
You're right, probably this was written long ago, and even here in our place is a common scenario that both parents are working. Though perhaps i usually missed the flow of this issue. It is certainly the trend to survive in the present economic status. Maybe I just want to hear something from my co-mylotters about this old issue. Thanks anyway for commenting on this post.
@grandmadash (6)
• United States
17 Aug 10
I am a working mom. I don't think it makes my husband any less of a man. We work together and get the house stuff done and we coordinate our schedules so our son is only at the babysitter a couple times a week. I'm not a big feminist, but I do think that women can contribute to the work force. Different people have different ideas and skill sets and we would be hurting our society if we didn't tap into the skills and ideas of any of the mothers in this world
