What happens when she brings home more money?

Can relationships survive with the woman earning more money? (Photo: Courtesy)

No romance without finance, so it has been sung for years on end, and Okong’o Oduya, a 33-year-old radio presenter at Mukwano FM has learned this the hard way. His wife would make sure he left home a happy man and made sure he retired a happier man. Little did he know his joy would not last long.

“My first marriage ended five years ago when I lost my job. According to her I wasn’t bringing enough to the table, even in my hustle. The little I could manage was nothing to her. At that time, she was making more money than me. The marriage turned very toxic at some point and it wasn’t healthy for both of us. I believed she opted out because she couldn’t handle being with a man who doesn’t level up to her. She opted to walk out and she’s never come back," Okong'o said in a recent interview with Eve. "At that time I was living in Nairobi's Makadara estate. I moved out of Nairobi to Busia to start afresh."