From a FB Group:
Keith and Tameka recently married. Tameka is a Neurosurgeon and earns $400,000/year. Keith is a manager at Finish Line and earns $44,000/year.
After the wedding that she paid for, Keith moves into Tameka's house. She buys him a new Lexus to replace his old Honda Accord, and even pays for a two week honeymoon to Jamaica. Keith LOVES Tameka with all his heart and vice versa, and they are HAPPY together. But all Tameka's friends say she is stupid.
Since Keith is the man, is there a problem with their financial arrangement? If they're in love, does the money difference make them unequally yoked?
Ladies, If you were Tameka or Gentlemen, if you were Keith, could you play that role?
This is a real issue among married couples, where there's a big financial difference between the couple: One spouse makes more than the other. Being honest, I don't see this working out. The reason I say that is that even though they claim to love each other, the money difference may prove to be detrimental to the relationship because Tameka will feel like she's carrying the relationship. The person who makes the most money, calls the shots in a relationship. So many woman claim to want a man that's on their level financially and/or educationally. If I was Keith, I would be motivated to get my money up by going back to school or becoming self-employed while keeping his manager job. Let's go over a few things:
1. She paid for the wedding
2. She bought him a Lexus
3. She paid for the honeymoon
Add all that up and what do you get? A man who could become comfortable with being kept, and possibly take her for granted. The moment they start arguing, what's the first thing that happens? Tameka is going to bring up how she makes more money than him, how she's responsible for their lifestyle, etc. People want to pretend like money shouldn't matter in a relationship, but it does. Egos come out the moment one spouse starts doing better financially.
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