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[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]

By our third date, my husband was telling me he only wanted to marry a woman who would continue to work after marriage and kids. I appreciate his forthrightness and as I never had any interest in SAH, we ended up getting married and being dual WOHP.  My guess is that most people discuss this extensively with prospective spouses.[/quote]

Huh.  My husband said the same thing when we were dating.  We agreed that we would both work part time, 70-80%, have plenty of money and plenty of time.  Fast forward to kids coming, and his career started taking off, and he had no interest in mommy tracking and going part time.

Sometimes the things you agree on when you are dating don't really mesh with what happens in real life when you get there.  Not everyone needs to be held to whatever they say "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" style on a third date.

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