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Re:How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege? by thriftwy on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:04PM (#15334572)
> supporting my husband's career

This is a weasel right here. You claim you did something, but never specify what.

Indeed, successful women are not lining for men who will "support their careers" for a chunk of income.

I want children and I have, with a responsible woman who is a self-sufficient person herself. That's what makes marriage work. Not the good intentions, but objective and subjective value of spouses to each other.

Re:How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege? by Mz on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:44PM (#15334786)
My ex husband was career military. Military spouses face significant challenges in getting a job at all and it is nigh impossible for them to establish a real career, in part because you move every few years, employers know this and would rather hire a local who will stick around.

Your comment comes awfully close to a personal attack. Given that you have a successful two career couple arrangement, I fail to comprehend the hostility. Your ability to make it work in no way negates the very real challenges involved in establishing a two career couple and also having children. Most people find that having one spouse with a serious career and one spouse who may work, but whose career takes a back seat to family needs, is simply much more viable.

I also have special needs kids and other personal burdens that complicated the situation. Not everyone has a situation that makes a two career couple a viable option. I wanted a career. It didn't happen. I have done a lot of reading to try to figure out where my life went wrong and how to fix it. I expected to have a career. Other people expected me to have a career and make good money. Life does not always go as we expect.