Marriage: Sharing the Pie

I entered marriage thinking I could relate to a woman as I had related to my buddies for the past 25 years.

The first lesson I learned is that women are irrational and don’t make sense most of the time. It took me years before I reconciled myself to the fact that I am not capable of understanding a woman.

Marriage does involve a lot of compromises. It involves a lot of “Okay, if you say so,” and a lot of giving over. It’s not 50–50, it is 100–100.

Working Women and Dust Pan Men?

Understand that I use your question as a springboard to address this issue in a broader way. Some of the things I say may not fit your situation at all. Use my comments to gather principles that might apply to your situation.

It is never ideal for the woman to be the breadwinner and the man to be the home-keeper for the simple reason that the role reversal (a role dictated by our created natures) places each in a position contrary to their nature