Wives as Breadwinners Resent Husbands

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I think the point is that women are working fulltime outside the home and yet are still expected to keep the household running smoothly. When men walk in the door after a day at work, they do not have the impusle to put in a load of laundry, unload the dishwasher or put dinner on the table. (I realize I'm generalizing - kudos to you men who do!) And because the women Liz is writing about are not just working, but are the primary breadwinners, they probably feel like the work-home balance is just a little out of whack. If they came home to a clean house, clean clothes and a husband preparing a nice dinner at least half the week, they probably wouldn't feel the resentment.

Amy WB of IL 9:25AM May 21, 2008

Sigh.
Will it never end?
And I'm told that many men feel threatened in a situation like that, threatened by a woman with more money or influence or independence or success than they have. And I've never understood that. Far from being threatened, I would be thrilled to be coupled with a corporate VP/President/CEO who made two or three or ten times what I do. Why on EARTH do people worry about these things?
Sigh.

Barry Leiba of NY 10:44PM May 20, 2008