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Originally Posted by matthewk
I wish someone could explain to me the paradigm of being the breadwinner in the household and then asking permission or needing perseverance to buy something???
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1) You're presuming that the man (or M3 driver, at least) is the primary breadwinner. That is not always the case. I know plenty of couples where the wife makes more money (in some cases a LOT more money) than the husband.
2) Even in couples where the wife makes less (or no) money, she is presumably contributing to the household in equivalent but non-monetary ways (e.g., primary caregiver to rug rats).
3) Many people view marriage as a partnership between equals with all resources shared, regardless of who actually acquired those resources. So if one partner wants to spend what is typically considered a large chunk of those resources, they make a joint decision about whether to do it or not.