My wife doesn’t work simply because her earning potential is about 10% of mine so it’s more helpful for her to take care of the household stuff so my time not working is enjoying stuff together.
If she worked in a somewhat similar role I couldn’t comprehend “hey I’m gonna retire but you need to keep working for a decade.” Granted I also can’t really understand coming to a forum asking a question that I feel like in a healthy relationship there should be no hesitation in just directly asking your wife.
I hear ya and I think you are right.
You’re not alone for sure. The question is asked a ton around here.
What’s the income difference between the two of you? Could you continually working cut that time in half?
What I personally think is also somewhat reasonable (although many disagree) is the resngement my wife and I have. She does all the errands and household things while I work. I never cook, clean, do laundry, grocery shop, etc. she does it all while I work. It makes our free time sooooo much better. In my opinion, that would be the best way to go about it so she’d get a lot out of the deal as well.
