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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone here is so narrow minded and petty. It’s really unbelievable. It’s as if all anyone thinks life is about is amassing millions so you can live comfortably comfortably when you’re old and broken.

I care so much more deeply about who someone is as a person, and how they approach life, that I think this question is just fundamentally stupid.

Sure, I probably wouldn’t want to be with someone making 20 K, but I still think this is just a really stupid question.[/quote]

Having actually faced this question, I don't think it is a stupid question.  Some people, sure, they live up to the limit of their income, so any reduction means a change in lifestyle, and they might value the lifestyle more than the happiness of their spouse.  Others just expect their spouse to make as much money as possible (whether or not they work themselves).  But a spouse changing their income affects the whole family, and we aren't all millionaires.  If your income drops enough, it can affect your ability to do things like supporting your children (childcare, health insurance and health care, food, clothing, etc.), saving for college, saving for retirement, being able to do certain things that you enjoy or care about, etc.  One reason that my spouse and I choose to live way beneath our means is because it creates this cushion, where if someone loses their job or needs to downshift, it's not an immediate crisis.  [/quote]

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