Note this is discussing men and how they are surviving without an income.
Note that not one person said, “house husband” or “has a wife with a really good job”
Thats because that kind of arrangement in reality, almost never happens. To the degree, no one ever thinks to bring it up as an viable option.
Note this is discussing men and how they are surviving without an income.
Note that not one person said, “house husband” or “has a wife with a really good job”
Thats because that kind of arrangement in reality, almost never happens. To the degree, no one ever thinks to bring it up as an viable option.
That may have been true for older generations, where a guy straight out of high school could get a manufacturing job and easily afford a house in the suburbs, but things are a bit different for us younger folk. I personally know men who earn less than their wives. Needless to say, they tend to be better looking than the average Joe. Women don't pay for access to sex, but they do pay for quality in some cases. In a country where 75% of men are overweight or obese the 25% can demand more.
Interesting that the percentage of dual-income marriages where the wife earns more is also around 20-25% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Earnings of husbands and wives in dual-earner families: PDF