Reply to Marrying a nice rich guy

Forum Index » Relationship Discussion (non-explicit)

Reply to "Marrying a nice rich guy"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Signing up to be dependent sounds awful.  I'm sure there are some couples who come together naturally and who work this out.  I know a few.  But the women almost always still make trade offs and need to "ask permission' to do things in ways that make my skin crawl[/b].

My DH and I have discussions about what we want to do.  I just took a weekend away with friends, and I ran it by him, but wasn't really looking for permission.  I try to be responsible with our money and he knows that.  He is now planning a golf weekend with some friends, and I have no problem with that.  I know he'll spend where he needs to and be mindful where he needs to.

The difference is that we are a team on equal financial footing.  It matters.[/quote]

Meh, I have way more money than my DH because I inherited it and it’s fine. He doesn’t have to “ask my permission” for anything. He makes enough money to live a fine life but we spend more and if we divorced, he would count on the divorce settlement because we structure our retirement planning etc based on the money we have together. Also because of parenting, I assume he’d get support for whatever (and I would want to give it to him). When we got married, we joined forces. [/quote]

I know women (and men) in dual income marriages that have to ask permission.  Some couples just have this dynamic especially for larger purchases, and it works for them.[/quote]

I’m a SAHM. My husband asks me if he needs/wants to purchase anything over $300. I do the same. It can be a sign of a healthy partnership if both parties have the same budget.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics