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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don’t think I judge. Come to think of it, I am not sure I know the profession of many friendly female acquaintances (you know the types you have their phone number but aren’t really long standing friends).  Obviously if I have met their husbands I usually know what they do.  But acquaintances at work that I chat with or moms who I am friendly with - I am not sure I know (or maybe I once knew but don’t remember). I do know stuff about them that their wives share.  Two I heard this week as examples:  “DH has coached soccer every year since my oldest was 5 and I have no idea what he is going to do with his free time now that youngest has no longer wants to play”. Or “DH is currently into coffee roasting and while I don’t love the smell, it’s great getting his coffee every morning”.  I don’t know what either DH does for a profession. So I couldn’t judge the wives on their husbands social status if I wanted to. [/quote]

Same. I don't know what any of my bookclub members' DHs do for a living. I also don't know what many of my female coworkers' DHs do. To be clear, I could not care less what they do; it's not important information to me.[/quote]

I was surprised by the comments where people said they asked what the spouse did or were asked about their DH. I have never asked that question. It may have been asked of me by a stranger making small talk who has run of topics.[/quote]

I'm SAHM and no one ever asked me about my DH's career. Some people do judge me for leaving my lucrative career but its not an issue and most of my close friends are dedicated professionals.[/quote]

My husband works late hours so occasionally someone will be like, "what does your husband do again?" when I say he can't make a happy hour or a BBQ.  But I have never asked someone else what their husband does because I don't really care.  However, if they tell me unprompted that their husband doesn't have a college degree and works a low level job somewhere- like, a nursing assistant- I'd probably think differently of them, mainly because I'd wonder how they ended up together if my friend herself has a law degree or a medical degree or something.[/quote]

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