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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this will sound like judgment and I really truly don't mean it in that way but how do you grow to trust someone enough to leave your potential to provide for yourself in their hands? It feels so scary to me precisely because of what so many have had to fight for in this thread. [/quote]

But if you're really a family, isn't there give and take and delegation? There are some jobs that are more demanding and time-consuming than others and also pay more and have more earning potential. So in order for that spouse to capitalize on that, sometimes it requires the other spouse to take a step back. You see this with actors all the time where one will get a movie that pays big while the other one stays home with the kids when they could've also had a movie that paid big, but that would take them both away from the home which isn't practical so you trade off.

Divorce laws are made to acknowledge that these trade-offs exist in working families. One could say that the working spouse should set up a special savings fund for the one that's working less, but even all of that would be subject to review and dissection if they got a divorce.

Another solution if one spouse is making more and spending time away from the home is to write up a postnuptial agreement to protect the stay at home spouse. This would be a wise thing to do I'm guessing, but it's just not something you think is needed if you're in a loving family. [/quote]

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