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It might be a moot question in my case. My SO makes more money than me, but like some working married women, (sorry gals)
she considers most or all of her money discretionary.
I am with mostly everyone else on this. I do not mind if my girlfriend or wife makes more money than me. As long as she doesn't use it as leeway or rub in my face.
If you would have asked me this a bunch of years ago, i would have said that i would have been too insecure to have that happen. Now, i'm HOPING this happens. Right now, my gf is more formally educated than i am and probably smarter even though she's younger. She has a ton of talent and is in a field where if the stars line up, she could eventually dwarf what i make. Here's to hoping this happens! (keep your fingers crossed guys lol)
I agree with you guys saying you would take issue with a woman that threw her income in your face. How do you feel about men who do it? For example, men who say they are the bread winners therefore they should have the final say in this or that. Or men who follow suit with gender roles that correlate with being the bread winner. Is your opinion one sided, or does it go both ways?
For me it goes both ways I could care less about biology or gender roles.
I apologize if this comes off a bit crude but I wanted to specifically answer the bold.
The way I see though is man has a penis and woman have a vagina but both do possess and are equally capable of being @#$holes.
I would like to do an experiment. Women often talk about how 'confidence" is so important to them in a man. My hypothesis is that men that women perceive as confident are more likely to be insecure about a woman making more than him. While the men that women think are not confident would have no problem with women earning more than him. often times "confidence"= male dominance and controlling characteristics.
For me it goes both ways I could care less about biology or gender roles.
I apologize if this comes off a bit crude but I wanted to specifically answer the bold.
The way I see though is man has a penis and woman have a vagina but both do possess and are equally capable of being @#$holes.
Agreed. Few men have answered the question. I think it's socially acceptable for a man to essentially throw his money in her face, but not vice versa. It's really that way for a lot of things/behaviors in both directions.
Would you date a woman who makes more money than you? I'm not talking like if she makes slightly more but a lot more. Let's say her take home pay is about $1000 a week and yours is $400 a week. Would a woman who makes more money feel emasculating to you?
I ask because I could not do this again, my ex made more than me for a short while and threw it in my face any time she could, and that because I made less, my say in certain situations had less importance
Not at all. That's probably the gap between my girlfriend and I. I see it as an ability to charm a woman who does make more money than you do. Especially, since most of them tend to date older men and I'm younger than my girlfriend. Like I've said before, I have no desire to be the sole provider or the bread winner. I rather make less money than make more.
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