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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think men are conditioned from a pretty early age to expect that women will look to them as providers...  So a blatant acknowledgement of that is ok so long as the woman is not mocking him in some way.[/quote]

My DH must have missed that memo as I make 3x what he does.

It works for us.[/quote]

Us too. There are other ways to support a spouse besides financially.[/quote]

[b]Both men and women are conditioned this way[/b] but of course there are other ways to support a spouse.  I make more than my DW (she is a teacher) but she expects and deserves emotional support and a sex life that helps us feel connected and close, and so do I.[/quote]

It seems clear that not everyone is conditioned this way, as many wives (including some on this thread) outearn their husbands and are very comfortable with this.

The notion of "marrying up" is rapidly disappearing, as discussed in the NYTimes article.[/quote]

Men usually marry up in terms of personality, intellect and attractiveness. Marriage was meant to protect women but it is really a windfall for men. I read that many younger, professional women in Germany are not marrying at all and a lot of men do not like this.[/quote]

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