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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I made 5x what my husband did when I met him. Well technically he was unemployed when I met him, but then he got a job. The catch was he had just finished his PhD and had potential to earn more.

When we met, I had a great career, partner track at a big consulting company. After we had kids, my heart just was not in it and I stepped back to a landing point pre-partner - and now my salary will stagnate. Thankfully he has earned more over time and our combined salary is stable. This is a balance that works for us because we both enjoy working. If he had been willing to stay home full time with the kids so I never had to worry about picking them up, sick days, running them to activities and I could go out with clients 2-3 nights a week, I would have stayed on track.

If you don’t mind being a breadwinner and these guys can step back and take care of home and kids, it might work out. If they refuse to give up their job to take on more family responsibilities and expect you to share equally while they make 1/6 the family income, you may want to reconsider because you will likely resent him. [/quote]

That’s different. Your husband was working on a PhD with a potential for high earnings. Very different from someone who is in a low paying field with only a highschool education[/quote]

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