> Your spouse, at least by law, shares your income (as you do hers), and has alimony in the event of a divorce.
Not anywhere on the east coast (all separate property states). In any case, that's besides the point. I'm as eligible for any property division in case of divorce as she is, but I don't get bombarded from all angles with pressure to be the one to downshift my career to stay at home.
> I like how you say that nobody has any expectations of you.
You're arguing semantics. I'm just saying they don't expect me to sacrifice my career to raise the kid.
> That kind of expectation a blessing for somebody, and a burden for others.
Perhaps, but one thing is much less fuzzy: the things that women are pressured to do are much less financially lucrative. And in a country where money is everything, that's a critically important distinction.
Not anywhere on the east coast (all separate property states). In any case, that's besides the point. I'm as eligible for any property division in case of divorce as she is, but I don't get bombarded from all angles with pressure to be the one to downshift my career to stay at home.
> I like how you say that nobody has any expectations of you.
You're arguing semantics. I'm just saying they don't expect me to sacrifice my career to raise the kid.
> That kind of expectation a blessing for somebody, and a burden for others.
Perhaps, but one thing is much less fuzzy: the things that women are pressured to do are much less financially lucrative. And in a country where money is everything, that's a critically important distinction.