I’m looking for a wealthy “Sugar Momma”.
Those men are so hosed when their divorces roll around...
That’s not really an “alpha” woman, it’s more an issue of a non-productive male, maybe making her look alpha in comparison.
If there were true equality of opportunity, 50% of wives would be earning more than their husbands. I suspect this would upset the women more than the men.
That about sums up why men and women are different. You generally (and I said generally) don't hear men talk like that if the wife stays home.
Most of the icky people interviewed in the article would have bad marriages under any circumstance.
The intensity of the sex life reveals whether it’s working or not. I wonder if guys have to trade that in to get an alpha wife?
Sigh, another thread where a lot of readers won’t be posting their honest opinions & experiences...
Is it any wonder that the death of traditional male/female rolls coincides with the decline of America, the rise of the welfare state, the entitlement mentality, and soaring socialism?
She's in for a rude awakening. A very successful man is not looking to marry a very successful woman. There is no value add. He's looking for some combination of youth, beauty, personality.
All my friends were in two-income families. For most of us the position of primary breadwinner varied over time. In only 1 of 6 couples was hubby consistently prime breadwinner. That wife, incidently was one of only 2 who were not college grads. We lived in Westchester County, NY, where a family would need to earn close to 200K to manage with some hope of owning a single family home & college option for kids. Actual earnings would need to be higher for some sort of breathing room.
We wives worked to support our families, not to neglect our kids. Property taxes on my nearly 100 year old home were almost 18,000 last year. I resent the tone of the article. My education enabled me to make a very significant contribution to my family’s situation and not require my husband to kill himself working and missing our kids.
Number one - It's not, "He makes, She makes". It's a FAMILY.
Number two - If, and I say IF, the husband is the one thaat stays home then the husband is responsible for the home. That includes all the domestic chores needed to keep the home comfortable and happy. If he can't handle that then he's not much of a husband.
Number three - Respect is not, or should not, be dependant on how much money a person makes.
All in all, a marriage is about two people that help each other, not about who makes more money.
I may catch flack for this, but it seems we've bred a culture of men that don't know what a woman wants or how to care for them in the basic sense. It can swing both ways (unreasonable expectations on both sides), but reasonable expectations are not to be ignored...
My son is married to a doctor. He is the stay-at-home spouse. He cares for their baby daughter, and keeps house and yard spiffy. When mom comes home, he encourages her to spend as much time with the baby as she can, and he attends to other things. He is also a web designer and tech guru. I have never heard him complain. He loves the “mommie-track.” For him, every minute he spends with his infant daughter is an adventure. She is beginning to crawl, cut teeth, and all the fun little baby stuff.
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