Life Would it bother you if your SO/spouse made more money than you?

El Jefe · 06-15-2010, 07:03 AM

Spinoff of the Huffman thread. Finances are a huge factor in relationships as everyone already knows. My question is exactly what I stated, would it bother you if your spouse or SO made more money than you did? Obviously I am kind of aiming this at the male posters on the board. Would it hurt your "ego" if she made more money? Once my fiance gets out of school she will make a lot more money than I do. I don't really have a problem with that but sometimes my pride makes me want to make more money than she will. I guess it also depends on your spouse or SO in regards to if they would use that factor against you and throw it in your face. I would assume most would not, but in a fight many people say things they wouldn't always say.

View Poll Results: Would it bother you if your souse/SO made more money than you?
She does, and no it doesn't bother me.	22	26.51%
She does and it bothers me, but not that much.	2	2.41%
She doesn't, but it wouldn't bother me.	57	68.67%
She doesn't, but it would bother me if she did.	2	2.41%
Voters: 83. You may not vote on this poll

06-15-2010, 07:03 AM	Topic Starter
El Jefe Don't tread on me. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Where the peaches grow Casino cash: $9030572	Would it bother you if your SO/spouse made more money than you? Spinoff of the Huffman thread. Finances are a huge factor in relationships as everyone already knows. My question is exactly what I stated, would it bother you if your spouse or SO made more money than you did? Obviously I am kind of aiming this at the male posters on the board. Would it hurt your "ego" if she made more money? Once my fiance gets out of school she will make a lot more money than I do. I don't really have a problem with that but sometimes my pride makes me want to make more money than she will. I guess it also depends on your spouse or SO in regards to if they would use that factor against you and throw it in your face. I would assume most would not, but in a fight many people say things they wouldn't always say.
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