I was exactly like you described, a SAHM raising kids, and managing small family rental business while my husband was taking care of his high flying corporate career and finances. You know what? 15 years later I discovered he cheated on me for 5 years, cheated IRS for hundreds of thousands, and hid a business in Switzerland under a fake beneficiary. I am now trying to get out from this near criminal story with no independent job of myself, and he tries to make me sink with him, and to divide our small rentals, while he hid millions in Swiss accounts. If any normal woman is reading it: NEVER, EVER GIVE UP INDEPENDENT CORPORATE INCOME TO BE SAHM!!! I am paying for my decision dearly 15 years after. |
How nice of you. If she sacrifices the most important decade of her working life for you, she’ll be starting from scratch in some low-level job making a pittance and you both might feel that her sudden in availability to you and the kids is not worth it. |
+1 basically it becomes a "job" just to fill some time. |
1. If you've read some of the posts on this forum you'll note that some men get sex maybe once every few months post baby. I lol at you who thinks 2 to 3x/week is going to stay the same after kids are born 2. More than likely a woman who is 5'2 and 150lbs will end up closer to 200lbs after kids are born. You ok with that? I'm barely 5' btw, and 118lbs post 12 yrs after my last kid. But I was 103lbs to start with. I was 127lb for a while after the kids were born. 3. "submissive" comes in many forms. I bet you expect her to do what you want because you are making all the money. And abuse also comes in many forms. You don't ever have to lay a finger on a woman and still be abusive, mentally and emotionally. |
This OP is creepy.
I hope he is crystal clear in his social media search, so strong women who would serve as healthy role models for the next generation can steer clear of him. (Unless we want to come reliving 1950 on a loop. I guess he just want to make the family great again.) |
it's not even reflective of the 50s, those men didn't demand prenups |
Start up is not self-made and more than family businesses are ![]() |
I'm sorry this happened to you. Maybe you could do an AMA. I think it could help people. |
If he’s got a little bit of money and/or a half-decent career, he can find an eager gal 10 years his junior quiet easily. One of DiCaprio’s 29-yo exes just married a 40-yo man. |
OP, are you stupid or what? Businesses grow and appreciate over years. Lets say, you have 5mln in stock options when getting married in your business. In 20 years it became 40mln. Would she have to give up on her 50% of that appreciation? This is the whole point and you didn't answer it. |
Are you sure you want to want to miss out on that much of your kids lives? 70-80 hours a week for the first 10 years of your kids lives sounds awful. You will not have a great relationship with your kids if you’re minimally there and working all the time when they are older. My mom was a SAHM and my dad was a workaholic who traveled for weeks at a time - I didn’t even recognize him when he came home once when I was really young. He was very involved with my academics as I got older and always supportive but we are not close now. He definitely regrets it, and that has only become more clear once I had kids (his grandkids). For what it’s worth, my FIL is the same way. They dote on their grandkids way more than they did on their own kids as they weren’t around or as hands on for the early years. My dad is very successful financially but he has let it slip that he wishes he Hadn’t traveled so much when I was young.
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It should be easy for you to find. Lots of unambitious women that don’t want to work. |
OP - I’m 34 and currently enjoy my career but ready to have children and want to focus on that while they’re young (with the right partner). Give me a way to contact you, I think we’d be a good match. |
Happened to my friend too. Navy guy. Started abusing her. She did everything for him. Even supported his family who came over and couldn’t live on their own. Had the family member live with them. Was ok giving the family member money. Took care of everything at home. The guy was just extremely controlling. I think it’s the guys that really want the SAHP that are the ones to look out for. They can be inflexible and controlling. |
The bolded. Not only should you look out for men who are insistent for a sahw, likewise men should watch out for women who want literally nothing more than being a sahw. The men in this scenario are inflexible and have lousy traditional views (OP for example). The women in this scenario bring literally nothing to the table. A good friend was insistent on having a sahw - got one who had a series of failed gig jobs and “retired” when they were engage. 5 years later he was so frustrated and what a lousy, lazy mom and wife she was. We all laughed, because what did he expect from someone who had literally no aspiration or motivation to do anything? I have lots of friends who married a friend and partner, open to whatever came, and following kids, mom decided to stay home. These are totally normal, healthy relationships. Big difference than what OP wants. |