What a hoot! He's got a full time job as an electrical engineer. As a civil engineer, he and I have fairly equal incomes. You suggest a doubling of his salary for me to stay home, how?
There you go. You feel like you were "forced" to work, yet you chose a professional, remunerative career instead of just a "job". Hopefully you're getting more out of working than just a paycheck.
He'd have to do something to make up at least part of an income differential if you're planning to stay home at some point.
You have to weigh if you want kids. If so then get used to buying no car newer than 3 years old (depreciation is a killer during the first three years) and driving it for at least 10 years. You don't have to eat out every week. You don't need the latest and greatest of toys (stereos, big screen TV etc). You don't need more house than you can live in.
All these 'things' are but dust. Only children live on after you. (And I've never gotten a hug from my car yet)