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Originally Posted by spunkywho
The old man can say what he wants it's up to her to follow her heart or an earnings stream.
I've been in relationships where I made way more money and in some where he made all of it. In the end they all went south. Money had the least bit to do with it. The one thing I've learned is that money can't buy happiness.
Don't worry about it Jim. She'll do what she will do. After all, you have nothing to feel bad about - you got a degree and chose a very admirable profession. So what it doesn't pay a shitload. There are some really unethical job that pay loads of money --- doesn't mean the guy/girl in those jobs are better people. One thing you will always know for sure, the girl that ends up marrying you didn't do it for the money!
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it's not something i'm losing sleep over or will have to be worrying about anytime soon at all i just thought it was a really victorian thing for him to say and could be an interesting discussion.
a while ago we had a conversation that went something like:
me: when you're a doctor i can retire and be a stay at home husband
her: and what if we don't have kids by then?
me: who said anything about kids? someone will have to watch all my nice guitars the 98" plasma and the playstation 3
in all honesty i couldn't actually imagine loafing around all day with no real purpose to be honest so he doesn't need to worry about that happening (which is ironic considering he does **** all but sit in front of the TV betting on the horses all day)
she mentioned something about headteachers earning about the same as doctors. i mentioned my brother now works in a school that an old P.E. teacher of ours is head of now. he#s making about £70-80k a year but literally lives in the place. my bro heard other teachers mentioning that his family went on holiday in the summer but he couldn't because he was too busy with school stuff.
what's the point of having that kind of earning level and spending power if you can't enjoy it?
i know guys making £16k a year working in clothes shops who are happier than pigs in shit providing they get a blowjob every now and again off their girlfriends and a night or two out at the weekend
i'm that kinda guy