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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where is gender equality here? If I was the breadwinner husband and if my wife decided not to work anymore,  I think I would lose some respect for her. Will most of those marriages end when one of the sides hit a mid life crisis? [/quote]

I think a lot of husbands do lose respect in this situation and maybe don't realize it consciously.[/quote]

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Wow!! WOHMs are so concerned for the welfare of SAHMs and so many cautionary tales about DHs cheating on SAHMs.  LOL! [b]There is no data to suggest that more SAHMs get cheated on than WOHMs or more SAHMs get divorced. [/b]

WOHMs get divorced, cheated on, do more work at home, get paid less than men, don't get promotions and work for bosses from hell regularly.  They cannot survive if other lowly paid WOHMs are not taking care of their kids and their homes.  The same lowly paid WOHMs also take care of the kids and homes of wealthy SAHMs, but at least wealthy SAHMs do not curl up and sob in a corner when pandemic happens, schools are virtual, cleaning lady stops coming. 
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Absolutely wrong
"Economists at Boston University found that dual-income marriages are more secure, and couples are less likely to split than those in marriages with only one working spouse. Further, according to the book “Getting to 50/50: How Working Parents Can Have it All,” marriages in which there is a sole breadwinner get divorced at a rate 14% above average, the highest of any income split. And if income and housework is divided evenly, the risk of divorce is 48% lower than average. Why? The authors say it’s got a lot to do with the fact that dual-income marriages have more financial stability. Being a sole breadwinner carries a tremendous amount of stress, and having a partner to share the weight can lead to more harmony and compatibility."

"Researches have shown that stay-at-home parents are more likely to experience depression and anger than their working partners. According to an article in Education News, Stephanie Coontz, co-chair of the Council for Contemporary Families, reports “no matter the income level, mothers who stay home are inclined to more depression, sadness, and anger than their working counterparts.” Coontz also reveals that divorce rates tend to decrease for couples who are both active in the workforce."

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DP. I googled the two quotes you posted, and I see no citations or links to studies for either of those statistics. It reminds me of when everyone was passing around the study saying daughters of working moms have better jobs/higher education/etc, but it turns out that the only criteria for a working mom was working for any amount of pay before your daughter is 14! Almost every woman in America does that unless they’re like Amish. Even if that case, the Amish ladies probably sold some pies before their daughter was 14.[/quote]

A little bit of a rusty brain, isn't it? Marketwatch and abcnews. [/quote]

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