Debate: What If She Earns More Than You?

Kojo Baah-Wiredu Driver It depends on how she behaves. If she is humble and respectful inspite of the fact that she earns more than I do, I won�t have any problem with her. Some women become arrogant once they earn more than their partners and I won�t take that. It is true that the man is the head of the house but it is not a bad idea when the woman earns more and supports him in the upkeep of the house. As for me, if my woman becomes arrogant and doesn�t listen to me because she earns more than I do, then our relationship will surely hit the rocks. It doesn�t matter what work we both do but I believe we should respect each other. As I said earlier, she should be humble, respectful and submissive. I will also love and respect her regardless of the fact that she earns more than I do. Richard Nyarko Student No way! She shouldn�t earn more than I do as the man of the house. I won�t be comfortable with that. If she earns more because of her qualification, I will do well to upgrade myself so that I can earn more than she does. I know it might sound ridiculous but I won�t be comfortable if she earns more than I do, I won�t be cool with that at all. As the man of the house, I should be in charge of the upkeep of the house and not put all my responsibilities on her simply because she earns more than I do. If it means going back to school to upgrade myself, trust me, I will do it and not allow anything to be an impediment in my way at all. Living with my partner and watching her pay all the bills is something that I can�t be comfortable with, it is way out of the question. It is natural for a man to earn more than a woman so I have to earn more. If she respects me, I will be cool with it but I still remain the head of the house and should be the one to earn more. Stanley Komla Student In a case where she is submissive, there is no point being jealous or feeling inferior to her. If she becomes a dictator and neglects her duties as a wife, then I will be very upset and that might take its toll on our relationship. If she earns more than I do because of her qualification, I will do well to upgrade myself no matter what it takes. As the head of the house I will expect my partner to love and respect me so if she becomes arrogant because she earns more than I do, then that is likely to bring us problems. On the other hand, if she is respectful and submissive and does not allow her status to get the better part of her, then we will live in peace and there will be no problem at all. Gadri Yaw Barber I won�t have a problem if she earns more than I do because we love each other and it doesn�t matter who earns more. I won�t have any problem with that at all because we love and understand each other. I know there are some men who will feel inferior but I will not be moved one bit, as it is said, the two shall become one. If it is okay for the man to earn more as the head of the house, it is equally okay for the woman to do same so there should be no �wahala� whatsoever. If she understands me as the head of the house, and I am sure she knows that so I won�t be worried at all. We will both live happily and both contribute to the upkeep of the house. Bernard Essel Machine Binder I won�t be worried at all because we both work and she earns more. As long as I also contribute to the upkeep of the house there shouldn�t be any problem. When I am hot, she can support the family so I am not worried at all, it won�t bother me one bit. Once there is understanding, I shouldn�t be bothered at all. If she becomes authoritative, that will bother me a bit otherwise I am cool. As the head of the house I will love and respect her and I will expect same from her, once she also loves and respects me, we will live happily and the issue of who earns more will not even be relevant to us. John Bediako Evangelist If my woman loves and understands me inspite of the fact that she earns more than I do, that will be lovely because it is all about love. If she will love me and be submissive inspite of her money, I won�t have a problem with that. If she will be respectful, all will be well otherwise we will be heading towards trouble land. Many relationships are not working because one partner isn�t being respectful and that is not good enough. Successful relationships thrive on love and respect so that is what we all need to do to ensure that our relationships work. If she earns more, she should still be respectful and submissive for the relationship to work. Charles Tetteh Student Will do my best to earn more than she does. Will look for an opportunity to work hard and earn more than she does as the head of the house. I will do my best to work harder or get a better job so that I don�t depend on her. If I keep on depending on her, a time will come when she will be fed-up with me so I have to try hard to fend for myself. Women love money and fame so I should at least have one of them to make my woman happy and comfortable. Love is not all about money and fame, I understand, but it is not a bad idea having at least one of them to make your relationship work. Some people may not agree with me but that is my humble opinion and I stand firmly by it. Sherif Edwin Student As we all know, a man is always the head of the house so I need to protect that position no matter what. Most women who earn more than their partners tend to be arrogant and disrespectful and that is something I cannot stand so I have to do my best to earn more than she does. If it means doing two jobs, I will do that in other to earn more and remain the head of the house. I can�t depend on her. Call it an ego thing but I would want to be the real man of the house and not one who depends on his partner. Even if my woman is humble and respectful, I would want to work very hard to put food on the table and pay bills. I would like to fulfill my duties as the head of the house and that is what will make me comfortable. For how long can a real man depend on his partner? It doesn�t work that way for me, I�m sorry.