Me too.
My DH puts up with me.
I have a degree and he doesn’t.
Besides, he is a cutie.
Now for my girls, I tell them to get good degrees and be able to support the men they love. Cause Lord knows, that guy could be sweet, wonderful, treat her like gold but (like my Goddaughter) be striving to be a Brewmeister. (I kid you not).
My Goddaughter is 22 and about to graduate with a degree from Columbia. She is brilliant and loves him to pieces.
I did expect my husband to financially take care of us once we had children. I wanted to be there for them full-time. But I didn’t have expectations as to how he’d do that or how much he’d earn. I was willing to live in a trailer if that was the best he could do.
The irony is that he’s done really well and we still live in a trailer while we save up to build our house. :-)
I urge my daughter to get her degree even though she wants a traditional marriage for the sake of security. (”OK. Let’s say you marry the most wonderful man in the world. Let’s say that you two get along and nothing tragic happens. He could still get into a car accident and you’d be left to raise your kids on your own. A degree is insurance. Buy it.”) She’s going for an education major now.