Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 14:17     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
Anonymous wrote:Nope.
Telling, isn't it?


Yes, it tells you women have the option to give up their career if they can find a man willing to marry them, but men don't have the option to marry money, they are expected to earn and be the breadwinner.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 14:15     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
Anonymous wrote:Yes, quite a few. Here's three off hte top of my head:

One - Brown grad who had a good career - who now stays home with the kids because his wife, exec director of a nonprofit, travels a lot for work.

Another who is the trailing spouse for a State Dept diplomat

Another trailing spouse for a State Dept diplomat

There are others as well - but these are the first three who came to mind.


+ literally dozens and dozens and dozens

A huge number of Foreign Service executives are women. If those women are married, then their spouse has given up his own career 99.9% of the time.

The ignorance and naivete of posts like this in a city like DC is appalling, tbh.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 13:42     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
No, I don't know any.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 13:13     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
Anonymous wrote:Yes I know two men who are trailing spouses and followed their wives' careers around the country.

OP you'll also see this in the foreign service for State Department, Commerce, etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 13:12     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
Yes, quite a few. Here's three off hte top of my head:

One - Brown grad who had a good career - who now stays home with the kids because his wife, exec director of a nonprofit, travels a lot for work.

Another who is the trailing spouse for a State Dept diplomat

Another trailing spouse for a State Dept diplomat

There are others as well - but these are the first three who came to mind.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 13:10     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
It's more of a challenge for men, since they are judged on their careers more than women.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 13:09     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
Yes I know two men who are trailing spouses and followed their wives' careers around the country.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 13:06     Subject: Re:Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
I wouldn't say my DH "gave up" his career for ME, but he dialed way back at work once we had kids. He SAH for a few years and now works from home so that he can be the default parents, do pick ups and drop offs, etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 12:52     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
No.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 12:51     Subject: Re:Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
Yes. Spent a decade as a trailing spouse. Divorced and started from the bottom.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 12:42     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
Yes. My husband gave up college in order to work 2 jobs to support his family when his now-ex became pregnant.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 12:41     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
Nope.
Telling, isn't it?
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 12:37     Subject: Re:Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
I cannot understand your thread title.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 12:36     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
My husband did as he married young, had a family young so he couldn't get his education and a good job..
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2019 12:32     Subject: Do you know any men who have given up career goals it education to be with a woman?
I can't think of any in my life, but know multiple women who have done this. How about you?