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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One other question to the women who chose to stay home before having kids.    Do you feel like you have to ask your husband for money?   Is there an expectation that you are "pulling your weight" so to speak -- perhaps running a household, cooking meals?  Or are things really equitable with no questions asked?  I guess it probably depends on the marriage.  
Also, I wonder if there are any men out there whose wives do well who choose to stay home without raising kids.  [/quote]

I'm the one whose mother was also a housewife.  No, I don't ask my DH for money.  Firstly, I came into this marriage with money.  I never spend more than interest payments (so, no principle). Secondly, he contributes by bringing in the current generation's money. I contribute by scheduling 90% of our social life, and keeping up the house. We simply contribute in different ways.

What we agreed on was that any time either one of us were going to spend more than $200 on any purchase, we'd let the other know, so if they had any concerns about it, they could be raised. So he'll say "I'm going flat screen shopping," and then I know he's going over. Or I'll tell him, "I'm meeting Jessica and we're going to Neiman," and then he knows I'm going over.  Obviously not needed when we go out to dinner together, or before Christmas or birthdays or Valentine's Day. [/quote]

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