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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the breadwinner and make 4x what my husband does. Should I lose my job my DH’s salary could not support us. That puts immense pressure on me and is a pressure that I don’t like. I have been the breadwinner for almost our entire day 14 year  marriage. I find it lonely as well since most of my friends have higher earning DHs and can’t commiserate or really understand where I am coming from.

My DH does split home front duties but shockingly his low paying job is also very inflexible so I am the parent on deck should an emergency arise. I feel very alone sometimes and that I can’t change jobs or follow a passion because my income is so needed. My DH will never make more than $60k (which is much more than he makes now) so we need my $150k income. [/quote]

Except for the part about the husband's inflexible job, I could have written all of this.  One of things that we changed to make life easier on me was for my husband to get a more flexible job -- it felt too unfair the other way.

My sense is that the women who feel resentment don't like their job or feel that they should not have to earn. I have definitely felt the first part but not the second part.  Now that my job is a better fit for me (and I'm more mature and accepting of life), it's a lot easier.  [/quote]

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