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[quote=Anonymous]I'm in my early 40s and seem to have a ton of friends whose marriages have broken up lately who were SAHMs.  They are all now in serious financial trouble and all seem to really regret their decision way back when to stay home with the kids.  So I guess I kind of wonder this too but more from the other end - what were these women thinking giving up their earning power entirely and relying on a man 100% for income?  Especially if they weren't happily married.

I'm happily married myself but I still wouldn't give up my income to rely on someone else for money.  My parents are divorced when I was a kid and I can't imagine how awful it would have been if my mother had not had her own income.

Of course now we're talking about my DH becoming a SAHD temporarily so there's that.  But he would only do this for a short period of time before starting up his career again.

I guess from talking to my divording friends I just can't help wondering why they gave up their jobs so willingly.  Some of them even had part time gigs which they gave up.

Not saying no one should do it.  Some of the PPs who come from wealthy backgrounds and have inherited lots of money seem to have a big financial safety net to fall back on if things go south so more power to them.  But I don't get my friends who act like they never thought about the fact that their marriage might fall apart when they quit their jobs.[/quote]

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