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[quote=Anonymous]It could be, depending on what you mean by pressure.  I definitely think it's a source of stress and disharmony in a lot of relationships when either partner feels like the other is not pulling their weight, either because they don't work, they have a low-paying "vanity" job, etc.  So if the person who has to work 80 hours a week says they feel pressured to keep their high-stress job so their spouse can relax, I think that's messed up and could be abusive depending on the circumstances.

But on the other hand, I could see the part time spouse coming on here and saying they're being abused for being pressured to get a full time job or a higher paying job, and I wouldn't agree with that, so I don't think you can just say flat out that it's abusive to be pressured to earn more money.  Some people aren't pulling their weight and need to contribute more to the family.  Some people are pulling all the weight and getting pressured to do more.  They're not the same situations, and even in those situations the kind of "pressure" could be abusive or not.  So, who knows.

If you feel like you're being abused in your relationship then you need to stand up for yourself.[/quote]

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