When you earn more than your husband

Women earn as much or more than men nowadays and many couples are two-income families

In one of my recent couples sessions, I found myself outlining, as I often do, to a couple, what many couples from my point of view as a counselor struggle with; money, sex and intimacy. And not even necessarily in that order. As I paused, waiting for a response, I got that gut sense that guides me and I found that I had spontaneously asked, the “tell me how you feel about money” question... Needless to say the session and its direction was set from there.

Women earn as much or more than men nowadays and many couples are two-income families. It seems like this area does bring issues when one or the other is not comfortable about the level of income. Men who are satisfied that they earn “enough” and women feeling well taken care of, rarely complain - at least not beyond matters concerning the treatment of certain basics.