Men: do you care if a woman has a career?

[Anonymous]

Either spouse having a job is SOOOOOoooooo 99%.

[Anonymous]

It's totally hot if he has a job. That way I can stay at home!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I like that my wife is educated with a graduate degree, but I do not care if she has a career, unless she wants to. Fortunately for our family, she takes pride in being a SAHM. I could not be happier, or more proud of her.

Ditto. I often say, the secret to my success is my SAHM wife!

Says the SAHM wife....

My SAHM wife is a large part of my success. It's a team. She handles everything on the domestic side so I have the flexibility to focus solely on my career. I think a lot of men with SAHM feel this way, assuming their SAHM are pulling their own weight on the domestic side. Men say this to each other all the time.

[Anonymous]

I don't mind if my wife has a career. She'd probably like it more than being a SAHM. SAHM is a career and it's the toughest job I've ever seen. At least I get to go to work and have a few moments of peace. She gets no rest.

[Anonymous]

As long as her career isn't in adult films I think I'm cool with it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like that my wife is educated with a graduate degree, but I do not care if she has a career, unless she wants to. Fortunately for our family, she takes pride in being a SAHM. I could not be happier, or more proud of her.

Ditto. I often say, the secret to my success is my SAHM wife!

Says the SAHM wife....

My SAHM wife is a large part of my success. It's a team. She handles everything on the domestic side so I have the flexibility to focus solely on my career. I think a lot of men with SAHM feel this way, assuming their SAHM are pulling their own weight on the domestic side. Men say this to each other all the time.

In other words, you have a secretary for the home. How nice for you. Different strokes I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as her career isn't in adult films I think I'm cool with it.

But think of the perks.

[Anonymous]

I think a woman should do what makes her feel happy and content. Career, SAHM or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband would be a million times more stressed out if he was the sole support for his family. In some ways I'm sure he'd like someone who stayed home and dealt with the drop-offs and the sick days and the grocery shopping, but I think overall he's happy with the quality of life we have with two earners. Also, he has realized that talking me up makes him more attractive to other women -- it takes a confident man to show pride in his wife's professional success, and other women pick up on that.

What a bizarro comment. Is that supposed to be a good reason for you to work?

[Anonymous]

Some men care, some don't. My husband doesn't care at all but he would never date an uneducated woman. My dad always said nothing is more unattractive than a woman who can't support herself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I like that my wife is educated with a graduate degree, but I do not care if she has a career, unless she wants to. Fortunately for our family, she takes pride in being a SAHM. I could not be happier, or more proud of her.

Ditto. I often say, the secret to my success is my SAHM wife!

Says the SAHM wife....

My SAHM wife is a large part of my success. It's a team. She handles everything on the domestic side so I have the flexibility to focus solely on my career. I think a lot of men with SAHM feel this way, assuming their SAHM are pulling their own weight on the domestic side. Men say this to each other all the time.

My husband and I both manage to have successful careers, even without a SAHP. Imagine that!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love that my wife has a career - and she does too. A gripe that she had about ex's though, is that they expected her to be a sahm once they had kids.

I married your DW's ex! I am a SAHM of over 15 years and this was always a shared plan - I would be at home with our children. I've wanted to be married and a mom since I was a very little girl and that never wavered - through college and career. DH always supported and encouraged me because we have shared values.

I'll go back, eventually. Maybe.

Go back to what? You've been unemployed for 15+ years. You have no career to go back to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love that my wife has a career - and she does too. A gripe that she had about ex's though, is that they expected her to be a sahm once they had kids.

I married your DW's ex! I am a SAHM of over 15 years and this was always a shared plan - I would be at home with our children. I've wanted to be married and a mom since I was a very little girl and that never wavered - through college and career. DH always supported and encouraged me because we have shared values.

I'll go back, eventually. Maybe.

Go back to what? You've been unemployed for 15+ years. You have no career to go back to.

Super heartfelt and empathetic response. +1 internets for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've always been of the belief that men don't care if a woman has a career. I'm in my late twenties now but I've worked retail and as an unpaid intern and none of my suitors cared if I was a doctor or lawyer. They were all doctors lawyers or engineers. My sister who is gorgeous is a waitress and is being pursued by a NASA scientist. She doesn't even have a college degree.

So what do you think? Men tell us your honest opinions.

Not only do I not care, I wish my wife made enough for me to be a SAHD.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've always been of the belief that men don't care if a woman has a career. I'm in my late twenties now but I've worked retail and as an unpaid intern and none of my suitors cared if I was a doctor or lawyer. They were all doctors lawyers or engineers. My sister who is gorgeous is a waitress and is being pursued by a NASA scientist. She doesn't even have a college degree.

So what do you think? Men tell us your honest opinions.[/quote]
Not only do I not care, I wish my wife made enough for me to be a SAHD.[/quote]

I think my DH is the same. He'd love to stay at home. He has no idea what he's in for.