Man and Women

I really think it's up to the couple doing it. My son-in-law is a stay at home dad while my daughter is the bread winner. She says this works best for them. But a lot of people look at him as being lazy. If it were the other way around nobody would say anything. Taking care of a household and tending children is indeed work no matter which parent does it. When I was raising a family my husband and I both had to work outside the home. I had to take the kids to a sitter. I wish I could have stayed home with the kids and took care of my household. In those days a lot of stuff got left undone because I either had no time or no energy left to do it. My husband seldom lifted a finger to help in the house back then. He did the yard work. The kids are grown now. He will help with house work now, but I sure needed his help when the kids were young.

I suppose that it depends on who has a better paid job outside the house or is more qualified to get one. I don´t think that working for money has more status than working at the house. It is something that each couple must decide according to their reality.

Though this is not what is traditionally seen in households, I don't think that there is anything wrong with this kind of situation if the woman of the house has an earning capacity that would support the family. With that said, when my niece was very small, my brother stayed at home with her while his wife worked outside the house. In that situation, the reason that he was staying at home was because he was trying to find a job in his field and he had Lilliana at home with him because it made more sense than paying a babysitter.

i don't think so,women worker out too.

You know I would love to not judge but I would instantly judge the guy, I would hold down later but if I see this I will instantly think he is a looser, if it's temporary fine but if he don't get his act together, I also would feel bad for the woman. This is the first impression cause we humans are very quickly to judge. Now there's the other side of the coin: if they want to be like this and they like I won't feel anything. Most of guys that were at home that I saw from distant accointance or I heard about were using the wives as they didn't WANT to work that's why I would judge fast. Now if the woman is a little masculine and the guy feminine, if they are the kind of couple that like living like this, if they are happy I would never judge. I think everyone can do whatever they want, that's why I don't judge homossexuals. Just like when I find out the teacher fall in love to a under age boy student, she went to prision and she came out so many years later and he was waiting, all grown up and a man, now I think twice about this age difference cause just like more "normal" relationships sometimes love happens.

No I can not stay at home because of my thinking that a man should go for a job or for business although my wife can go outside for job. I can also say that a man should work with his wife outside or in the home

There's nothing wrong with a man staying home and taking care of the home while his wife/partner works. I think it's high time that some of the stereotypical gender specific "roles" became obsolete. In today's world, and especially in today's economy, we need to pull together and work together. We need to support each other. That means doing whatever it takes to get things done and keep things running smoothly. Home is supposed to be a haven-bickering and squabbling about something as silly as "He stuff vs. She stuff" (gender specific roles) is a good way to turn a marriage made in heaven into a living hell. One of my favorite things to do is to share the kitchen and do chores together. It's a good way to spend some time together, you're almost always bound to have some fun and it gets things done...more time for playing together. Yay!

I would not like that. I am happy that I am a stay home mom and my husband works. I think traditioanlly woman is supposed to stay home to take care of the children and husband works to support the family.

Here in my country,there are few husband who stays at home and the wife working abroad. This is the common scenario when the couple decided that the wife should be the one who's going to work overseas. Instead of having a nanny or a househelp,it is the husband who looks after the kids. Some family achieved a good life while are not. Why some are not? Because the husband cheats or spend the money that the wife earns to vices and worst is...having other woman. Regarding your topic...it depends on the situation. If the husband is good enough to take care of the kid/s...then it would be fine. But,if the husband is not responsible of taking care the kids and also with the household chores...better let the man to work and the wife to stay home. I know this sounds odd to other mylotters...but this is one reality that is happening. have a great day

I think that it matters on the people in the relationship and how they where raised. Although the world is supposed to be equal this is often not true. Men more often or not do make more money then woman even in the same job field. Also some are raised to believe men should provide for the woman or they are less then a man. Is this true? Of coarse not but when it has been forced into your head at a young age then you will feel that way. There fore some peoples' relationships couldn't emotionally handle a traditional role reversal. Other people though have no problem switching traditional roles and it works out great for them. Men can be home bodies and enjoy raising the children just as well as a woman can. Just as many woman can leave home and and "bring home the bacon". In our home I stay at home and care for our children, I also home school them. My husband is the one who leaves to make the money. This works for us. He does not have the patience to teach the kids and his skills can bring in more money then mine can even though I am the one with a college degree. It's just how our life works.

I think that it is simply a matter of preference and or perhaps for monetary purposes. See if a woman is working and makes the vast majority of money and the husband somehow is not working then I do not see a problem with the man staying at home and taking care of the home and or the children. It would be something to help the family as a whole and should not in my opinion be considered a stereotype. If it is for the good of the family and the family is okay with it I don't see why not. There are plenty of husbands who work and wives who stay home who do not do such a great job at it. So for a man who can do a great job at it I do not see why not. But in order for it to work it must be a mutual decision, and one that the husband understands that when the wife comes home she is not expected to wait hand and foot to the husband. Not that this frees the woman completely but more so to explain that either route it should be team work and one should consider the working one as opposed to the non-working parent, so the household chores can be delineated between the two. Pretty much the way it should be amongst the opposite scenario.

A guy can do the household work why not. If the lady has a better ability to make money go for it. I think the guy staying home is just fine. There is nothing at all wrong with it. I would do it. Hope this helps

There is a stigma attached to men who stay at home. Sometimes people will think the guy is a bum if he stays at home to take care of the kids or maintain the household. This is a mistaken idea, because men should have that right, just as much as women have the right to go to work outside the house and make money.

I think this generation doesn't look down on stay at home husbands nowadays. However I still think that in whatever situation there would always be pride. If it is okay with the man I think this can be possible but the woman also has to put an effort to realize the efforts of the man than her own efforts. She has also allow the man to take care of her once in a while to promote the man's self esteem.