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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I married my husband when he was making 80k and I 50k. We were deeply in love, with no family money on either side. We got married in 2014. It has now been 8 years since we married. We do not own a home. We do not have children. We almost got a divorce 2 years ago due to stress of not having enough to build a family life in NOVA.

I am stressed out and regretful about my choice most days. Yes, he was hot and nice, but that did not give us an income to build a suitable family life. I watched with envy as each of my friends married men making 200k, 400k and immediately were able to buy homes, have babies, build families and a family life. 
I never cared about money. I thought it was silly and materialistic. Because after all, its true love and the insides that matter.

As a bitter, broke, childless  mid thirties woman, I regret not caring about my prospective husband's salary.

If I were to do it again I would not date anyone who made less than 300k.[/quote]

How much do you make now?  We had kids in 2012 when we combined made $200k and had to live close in for commutes. That means we had two kids in apartments. Amazingly, babies can happen in beds in apartments even the back seat of cars!  Kids are in school now and doing great; we moved further out and got a house and make a little bit more. But assuming he makes $100k and you make $70k, you can definitely get a nice townhouse in Fairfax. [/quote]

Unless they took out 500k in student loans, this has to be a troll post or someone in deep denial. 
That poster and their spouse made enough money to have kids, ESPECIALLY with double incomes for 8 years, if they could not put together a down payment then they were foolish. Either that, or the other spouse didn’t really want kids and used money as an excuse.[/quote]

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