• MANLY • OPINIONS • By: Man magazine team
Husbands used to be the sole providers for their families while the women stayed at home to take care of the children and the house and the few women who worked, did so for a few hours. But times have changed and now many women go to work and have established careers. They are, just like men, working their ways to the top and putting in long hours to increase their professional standing and, of course, their income. As such, increasingly, many women now earn as much as their partners and some, earn even more than the men.
We, at MAN Magazine, were curious to know how men feel about this issue, and so we went out and randomly asked men this simple question:
WOULD YOU MARRY A WOMAN WHO EARNS MORE THAN YOU? YES OPINION
NO OPINION
Livi , 28, Engineer
Renald, 38, shop worker
It would be a pleasure if a woman earns more than me so long as after contributing her bulk share to pay the bills she still finds time to cook and look after kids. A woman who contributes in putting food to the table but does not mind washing clothes, doing the dishes, cleaning the house, and bringing me coffee to bed every morning is the woman of my dreams.
George, 35, Consultant
Matthew, 32, Business development manager I would definitely be happy if my woman earns more than me because she would not have to depend on me for everything. But the problem is when the ego starts to creep in, when she feels that she earns more so she controls the house. That’s unacceptable.
Women who earn a lot of money spend a lot of time away from home and use money to pay people to cook and take care of the children. She will not take good care of me and my children so I will not marry such a woman.
Money is power and a woman who earns more than her man will start to think she is more powerful than the man and challenge everything that he says. I do not want to live in a battlefield.
Peter, 30, Banker
My wife earns more than me and honestly, it does not bother me. Nor does it worry her. Everything we make goes into the same account. We focus more on making our marriage fun and happy than on who earns how much.
No way will I marry a woman who earns more than me. Money gets to your head, that’s a fact. A woman´s behaviour is often related to how much she earns. The ones who earn a lot think men are their toys and I want a woman who recognises that I am the head of the family and so I have to earn more than her.
Hassani, 32, Security Guard
Ali, 23, Student
Jonathan, 42, Lecturer
If she will be earning more than me, then our family life will be well settled as women are better home makers.
Michael, 28, Graphic designer I believe when you love your woman, you should give her a platform to earn as much as her hardwork allows her. In the end, it’s simply more money for the family. I see nothing wrong with that.
I have seen many marriages being torn apart because of money. The problem is always that the man does not bring in enough money to support the family. I think, if the man is the one who brings in the money to support the family then the wife will respect him more and there will be fewer arguments in the house.
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