Pearl, in today's economy with women being high earners more and more often. At my last Engineering job I felt the women had an advantage on promotions. In an industry that's maybe 10% women, but 50% of the bosses are women. For a successful long term partnership to exist it can't be 50/50. Through your 30+ year marriage one of the spouses may out earn the other by 3,4, or 5 times as much. The couple lifestyle will change as that household income changes. Equal burden is a better long term strategy. If one spouse earns 80% of the household income they pay 80% of the household bills. That spouse will still have 80% of the discretionary money in that model. Yes the household bills include: both phones, both cars, etc, etc. Remember a successfully marriage is a life time partnership where both spouses happiness matters.

pearl, so glad to see some new content!  i would like you to create some more content for the older men like me that were married for 28 years only to have their wife leave.  now single.   What to do now?   how to date?  Can we find a woman that values us?     would love to tell you my story if your interested?