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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I married my husband when he was making 80k and I 50k. We were deeply in love, with no family money on either side. We got married in 2014. It has now been 8 years since we married. We do not own a home. We do not have children. We almost got a divorce 2 years ago due to stress of not having enough to build a family life in NOVA.

I am stressed out and regretful about my choice most days. Yes, he was hot and nice, but that did not give us an income to build a suitable family life. I watched with envy as each of my friends married men making 200k, 400k and immediately were able to buy homes, have babies, build families and a family life. 
I never cared about money. I thought it was silly and materialistic. Because after all, its true love and the insides that matter.

As a bitter, broke, childless  mid thirties woman, I regret not caring about my prospective husband's salary.

If I were to do it again I would not date anyone who made less than 300k.[/quote]

Why didn’t you choose a lucrative career path and work towards promotions? I say this as a female breadwinner. When I met my husband he made $20k as a post-doc. He’s not super ambitious and I didn’t know if he’d ever get a “real” job. I didn’t care because I knew I could support us. He has since become a GS-15 and that has allowed me to step back and stagnate in my career while our kids are young. [/quote]

+1 a man is not a plan. [/quote]

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