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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband is south Asian and he actually encouraged me to stay home before we had children. I tried it for a few months but got bored to death. Working makes me feel happier. I honestly don't think my husband is resentful but he's also from a very traditional culture. [b]I think the majority of American men would not be supportive of this arrangement. [/b][/quote]

I think the majority of American men wouldn't mind this arrangement at all, they just have to act like they do.  If being a stay at home wife with no kids were more socially acceptable men would be more openly vocal about not caring about women needing to have a career for them to be attracted to the woman.   If the Trump era has taught us anything, isn't it that there are more men wanting a "traditional" 1950s setup in life than we all suspected were still out there?

My husband and I work occasionally together and he much prefers when we don't.  He loves when he can come home from a difficult day and b*tch and moan about the workplace and find someone who will listen instead of someone who has her own issues to vent about. I'm relaxed and unstressed when not working. How is that not a win win for him?  And nope, it doesn't make me feel like a 1950's housewife at all when he expresses this. He values me in ways not related to my skills as a professional woman. [/quote]

I agree with this. I actually do work, but would say approximately zero percent of my husband's attraction to or interest in me has to do with my job or the fact that I work. If anything, i'd probably be more pleasant to be around if I weren't working full time [/quote]

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