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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]<<I'd be thrilled if my daughters could land a spouse that earns $800,000 a year.>>

Am I the only one who seems being "kept" somewhere along the spectrum that ends with prostitution

Do you not see how this mindset plays into the mindset of many men who resent/hate women (vs respect them as equals)???[/quote]

Who cares whether someone chooses to raise their kids vs contracting out to nannies and the like. I did a little of both, and both lifestyles worked for me at those particular times. Yes DH is a high earner, which is one of the reasons it was an easy decision to be there for my family. And fwiw, he was only making $250K 12 years ago and before that even less as an independent contractor when I supported him with supplemental income and health insurance. But I have to say, Easy Street is quite pleasant, and I don’t see myself returning to the workforce ever. Very happy with the schedule I have now. [/quote]

Gentle reminder - the whole point of equalism is choice.

We all send tons of "messages" to our children that we probably which we were not.  I'm not sure the message she is sending is any worse than the one where parents make the same amount and the wife is doing the vast majority of cooking, cleaning, driving, organizing family life (second shift duties).[/quote]

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