I'd go as far as to say any marriage that doesn't willingly share all money is doomed to fail.

Well said. However, just to add an interesting "did-you-know fact" to the money part you mention. Many Japanese families have the tradition, and seem to find it normal, that the working husband gives all his salary to his stay at home wife, then she gives him pocket money. She's the one who manages financies, because she's the one who does daily groceries and takes care of the house as a whole.

I don't know any married men that believe the money they earn is theirs. Getting married is a true partnership. Taking it for granted = end

amen sister about working husbands and "wives " who just stay at home. My husband controls all finances. I mean all. I never know how much I will get for food funds everything wo weeks. Depends on his mood I just don't even take my so called Allownace anylonger. Twenty five a week. I am grateful for it... But when he keeps saying I was nice enough to to ...... No thanks 🤑

Doug stingham and Sara Fina, you should pay the husband a 20% rate of return on all the money he spent on his family, because if the wife wants to be paid to take care of her own, so should the dad. but since this is absurd, the truth is you shouldn't have any children since you clearly are pissed at giving up your time, energy or money for them!

Well, I am the mother of an adult step child who home-schools her five children. I would not trade places with her for the world. I have always juggled home -- step-children -- and a full time job. If you have a support system, it can work and the kids are OK, but homeschooled kids are another matter. At least when the kids are at school (provided you have no little ones at home, you can set your own schedule. today I vacuum, dust, and wash bedding -- Tomorrow I do this and then the next day that. True, the stay-at-home wife/mother never get the credit she deserves, but my step-daughter does all the house work, cooking, schooling, and she manages a part-time job she can do via home and computer. So, I can say that if there are no babies, and feeding schedules involved, the kids get themselves ready for school, the oldest one knows how to make his own lunch ant those for younger sibs. All the kiddos should be taught to do basic chores since they live at home too -- not just Mom.

Sara. Ummm. How about we men don't need to put our self in anyone's shoes other then our own!! Do women put themself in mens shoes?? No off course not they well just call us sexest. So you stay in yours ok stay in mine and we know this what else you want a cookie ??? Seriously it's pathetic and weak. Husbands most anyways do appreciate thier wives. But is that enough. ??? No. Right. So what is enough??? Dont matter that argument has expired and we voted trump to sort this bs out

There's an old Flinstones episode that he can watch regarding trading places for a day. make him watch it.