How does the income gap between the couple impact the relationship?
Constant polls asking who’s more prestigious
Bigger alimony to pay post-divorce.
Not at all. My wife quit her job to raise our kids, she works harder than I do and I respect the hell out of her. (TC difference when she made that decision was 3.5x)
It depends on how you think about money. If you value/ respect a person more for what they make financially even subconsciously it will affect your relationship - lesser earning partner might cheat or feel trapped. If you have a healthy relationship with money it shouldn't matter.
The man having higher income is fine. Society has trained us to expect it. The reverse, woman making more than the man, is cancerous to relationships, in my observation.
Not true. I'm a woman and I wouldn't be comfortable with someone making much more than me IF he viewed money as success/ bringing more to the table. Because then it automatically makes me less successful/ less leverage. If he's someone who doesn't care so much about it but happens to make more, then cool, good for all of us.
Of course, what I am saying is a generalization. Thanks for the POV. There are all shades of gray. Imagine a man who sees himself as more successful than you in work (which they may be!) but respects you for what you bring to the table.
Increases the risk of cheating and/or divorce depending on how big the gap and who has the higher income.
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Look it up, there’s heavy research in this.