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My wife earns more than me – and it doesn’t feel great

18 January 2025

9:00 AM

18 January 2025

9:00 AM

This is the article I have thought about writing for years, but I have always ended up asking what would be the point. And how annoying that some people would call it ‘brave’, meaning shameful.

I’ve always earned a lot less money than my wife. There, I’ve said it. Is that still a big deal these days, a difficult thing to admit? Yes and no – and the ambiguity is rather interesting.

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