This morning I got to watch The Today Show instead of the normal cartoons, and saw the segment about some women earning more than men. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2003, one quarter of women earned more than their husbands.
That’s not the case in my family, (yet anyway), but I asked my husband how he would feel if I made more money than he did. He said he honestly didn’t know. In some respects, it would be better, we’d be a lot more comfortable financially, but since he is a competitive person, it would probably drive him to find new ways to make money.
At one time, when we were newly married, we both made almost the same salary. Like many new parents, I took some time off to be a full-time mom to my sons, so I have some catching up to do.
If anyone would like to comment on this, please do. How would your husband or signifcant other react if you were making more money? Are you already in this situation? How is it working out?
Until next time…