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[quote=Anonymous]IMO this only works if the man is willing to be “point person” with the house and kids. We know three families like this- WOHM breadwinner + dad who works very part time and is the primary parent for  the day to day kids/household responsibilities. They all seem to function extremely well. We are neighbors with one of these families and honestly I think she is one of the happiest women I know! She loves her job, makes plenty of $, and comes home to dinner on the table and everything handled. They do have no-weekly cleaning I think. Their kids are in elementary and be spends his days on a “hobby related” part time gig, exercises a lot, and handles the house/kids/cooking etc. He seems super happy too.

But: I don’t think there are many men who would want to do this, or are even capable. My own DH would hate it.

The thing is : if a woman is the point person for house/kids (which is nearly always the case), AND the breadwinner by a lot...then what is the DH bringing to the table, logistically? Yes there is love, and yes he is the kids’ father, and those are important things. But for the woman- she would likely be better off being divorced or never marrying him- things will likely run more smoothly if he isn’t there at all...[/quote]

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