[BURNING ISSUE] Problems for Dual Earner Families.

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I am in complete favor of dual income families where husband wife both works. It is important for every individual not to be dependent on another for the survival. Afterall its not about money its about a life outside the family.

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Now Money is not there we feel we miss something....you may not have money, you may not succeed in the so called world....now a days people say happiness can be purchased just through money...... our soceity create a feeling that you are missing something.... then we start working for it, then we earn money, then we try purchase it...these feelings come from deep...cos we born n brought up that way....In family life, now a days hus n wife do jobs,some families they dont do, if there is different kind of complex the life will be become mess, I dont think its happen cos of money only.....other side if you have 100 bucks in ur pocket....there is you have thousands of things in your pocket. ...You can have anything with those 100 bucks...they can use it correct way, or wrong ways.....we cant blame any gender cos..whole attitude about life is money oriented....n money is one of the most uncreative things one can become interested inMoney, power, prestige, are uncreative... not only uncreative...but destructive too....I think we should cherish the things whatever we have...I feel those who can enjoy the God of small things in life...they can enjoy the life without money also...

Edited by Believe - 01 December 2009 at 11:32pm

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Everything in our "new" era comes with its pros and cons. We can't possibly denigrate a particular type of happening just so for a few problems that it springs up in society.

I think the best aspect about a dual earner family is the independence a woman gets. Now be careful, independence does NOT necessarily mean freedom to do anything or everything. It just implies that she has both the confidence and the ability to take care of herself or her children if ever something were to happen to her husband, or that she had the same power to give a tight slap to her husband if he were to propose alimony in exchange for peaceful divorce.

I am not a hard-core feminist, but yes, I do believe that the best thing about either of the spouse working is the respective autonomy that they receive. This does NOT mean that they shouldn't share bank balances, or that they should not take important decisions together, or share the household chores anymore. It simply means that each of them are ready for whatever happens in 2012...

Yes, definitely there is the negative side of it. I still the remember the kind of "quality" time my own mother used to provide me with, when I was younger, and the kind of time she has for my brother nowadays when she has started working since 2 years. It's a drastic change, not even comparable if you ask me. But I admire her because she has learnt the art of handling both well, and also counts on my grandma, who stays at home only, to replace what is amiss perhaps. We do cringe sometimes about returning home and having nothing to eat, but when you replace it with an extra holiday thought because she got a promotion, believe me, it sounds a tad bit better!

So actually, it truly depends on both the husband and wife handling the situation. One couple can make it their greatest asset and curb the cons into pros too, whereas the other couple keep up with the fights and depression. Everything is so subjective anyway nowadays! It's was so much simpler in cavemen days...