Female Breadwinners

i know someone who has the same experience. the husband supported also the wife until she graduated as a nurse. they also got divorced after she graduated and now she is married to a doctor. what's worse was the wife won all their assets like house and lot, even their car. and of course, the custody of their children. and every pay day, the children are at his house and as they leave the half of the husband's salary go with them. the husband now is married to my cousin. i am not against the support the children are getting from the husband because that is their right. it's just can't imagine a woman can crush a man that bad. i am now just happy because he is married to my cousin and vice versa. i know how deeply this man is beaten and he did not deserve it. i know how gentleman he is and i am happy that he is with my cousin now. i know how far he can do for love and as well with my cousin. i also know how they deeply love each other and how they deserve each other's love,.

In such cases, the more high-flying the wife is, the harder both will need to work at drawing close and communicating with each other. What if the wife knows that the thrill of her career is pulling her away from her husband? Her husband and their previous life may no longer seem appealing. In that case, should she think about backing off on the career for a while?

It sounds incredibly sexist to me I think. Men and woman have shown that they can take on pretty much any job the other gender can. Just look at male nurses and female construction workers. Filing for a divorce just because your partner earns more than you doesn't seem all that rational to me. And I agree with some of your views above that suggest that he may have insecurities about himself just for earning less.

I'd get insecure too if ever that happens. I experienced something like it actually. I had a girlfriend who had a job when i was still studying. I kinda felt that inferiority complex kicking my balls. It's not a very good feeling especially whenever we're together.

I'd get insecure too if ever that happens. I experienced something like it actually. I had a girlfriend who had a job when i was still studying. I kinda felt that inferiority complex kicking my balls. It's not a very good feeling especially whenever we're together.

But there's always an exception to the rule. My husband is younger than me and doesn't have an education that can be at par with me. He's not earning for our family but I do, but he never thought for one moment of straying. You might say that I might not be aware of it, but I am fully am aware of his every activity. Since it's mostly spend in school, our son and our home. Whenever he goes out with friends it was always with my permission and never have I doubted him for once.

I think there is really a tendency for guys, whose wives earn higher than them, to look for other women who would appreciate them and give them the respect that they crave for. Men wants respect while women wants love. I agree that it is hard for a wife, who is the breadwinner, to respect her husband, especially if he is not even doing anything to add to the family income. Even if these women don't say it, deep inside, they still want a guy who will be their source of security. That is how we were made to be. If your friend is really committed to his marriage and he really loves his wife, then he should strive to earn the respect of his wife once again, instead of wasting time with affairs.

It entirely depends on the couples. many are there who have good understanding between themselves and are very happy too.its better couples work in different companies so that no one comes to know of their earnings. yes, its difficult to handle situations where the husband is not working at all. even in such cases, if the husband is handling home entirely and the wife also understands the situation, life is smooth. not many today have enough time to peep into other's life.

Unless of course the woman has the tendency to sway, I feel that there is more lacking her besides the fact that one makes more than the other. It is a fact that man and or women feel a sense of insecurity when the other makes more money, shame though as imagine if they invested more time to understanding that they are working for success of the marriage and financially. As they strive to maintain a one unit marriage why on earth would this be a problem. Pity though that couples today lay down that pride and work toward putting more effort to being successful in the marriage. It is unfortunate, sad and just too bad.