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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course it should be a discussion. No one should be making the decision unilaterally or vetoing. [/quote]

OP:  I get that. Nobody wants to be married to a domestic dictator. But if one person has all the financial pressure, shouldn't he/she be accommodated?
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If it is between job and no job and the family needs the $, sure. Otherwise, no. [/quote]

Most moves for a breadwinner are rarely a choice between job and no job. It’s usually a choice between the current well paying job and a promotion in a different location. When you are part of a family everyone’s wellbeing should be taken into account. Maybe a 50k raise sounds tempting but it might not be worth it if it means the rest of your family would be miserable. On the other hand if the breadwinner is miserable in the current job I think the spouse needs to be much more open to moving. It’s a give and take. And just because one possible move doesn’t make sense for the family doesn’t mean that all moves would be viewed the same way. Maybe living in a small town in Texas would be miserable but spouse would be open to a small town on the east coast.

The attitude that because one spouse stays home they should blindly accommodate any relocation by the breadwinner is nuts. [/quote]

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