[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

We are talking in the context of marriage. If one makes the vow for "richer or for poorer" and they leave because the man somehow loses in a business failure and tries to have subsistent level of income from a career, then I think the duty falls on the wife if she is not working and may need to make a contribution if the couple does not have children.



I know of a man that purchases cars, not flashy ones, but gottdayum dumbass stupid cars like a Blue Hawaiian Chevy Truck from 1977 with a lift gate. AND a 1980-something Fiero--El Fuego! AND a Pathfinder Truck, A 1970-something RV that looks like junk.

Let's just say the IRS has questions and is charging him more than what some people make per year.

It is enough to make his wife go insane...



For the first case, most women will take off if the man has no job in sight. I think it would be wrong if say, I were to leave, if my husband was unable to find a job in 6 months to 1 year. But, my husband is unique and has placed himself in a position that if the folks laid him off, there would be TONS of companies begging for his expertise.

There is nothing wrong with women achieving similar circumstances. Sometimes it is not like that especially when someone has children. But there are SEVERAL women here who are doing that right now.

For the second case, the spendthrift, lazy dude or dudette, who would want to stay with someone like that... Well, you'd be amazed who folks stay with...

LMAO at the Fiero comment. I always hated those wanna be Ferraris. When the oil got low on those things they caught on fire.

You made some valid points, but in a marriage you're supposed to stay with your spouse. I could see if he/she was cheating, or was abusive or just flat out lazy but if he/she tries to make ends meet, I think that's wrong to throw away a good man/woman. I think the divorce rate now is 60%, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it is. That's sad. It's a different generation. Back in the day, you didn't see this kind of thing.