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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think many women do give "hints" while dating re the lifestyle they eventually want. They're not saying - I love that you love saving the world; they're saying - this is a good experience FOR NOW. Men either don't catch these hints or ignore them bc they want to marry that woman, and then a few yrs later are SHOCKED when the wife is comparing homes with her doctor sister in law or saying things like - you know best friends DH makes 2x what you make, why don't you consider consulting?[/quote]

I have. My DH is only 27 with a prestigious but a liberal arts graduate degree. I wish he would go into consulting or something and make more than 65K. :(

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Why are you hinting? Why not just flat out discuss it with him and get on the same page regarding income and financial expectation? Or do you not do that bc you think it will cause a rift that will never be repaired?[/quote]

I do talk with him about it. He just doesn't budge. He doesn't really have a clear vision of where he wants to go. He does not want to get into more debt to go get another degree so he has to leverage his liberal arts degree. He could have gotten into consulting but he was too intimidated to pursue that path. Now he earns 65k and our money is very tight and we don't have any left over in a month to save.

Its especially frustrating because he;s not stupid he KNOWS where the money is. He is always advising our friends to join a consultancy firm or a big 4 accounting firm or real estate or law but...has no motivation to do anything himself. :([/quote]

What's your earning potential? At least he knows what the expectations are.[/quote]

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