Earning more than husband – a reason for divorce?

I have never thought that I will appear at the edge of divorce just because of money, in other words because of salary. It turns so that I earn more than my husband. And this circumstance has become a reason of ongoing scandals and disputes. To tell the truth, my husband has never wanted me to work. He has very traditional views on family values, he has always been of opinion that a woman should sit at home and take care of children and household. In fact, when you have children and so many problems you should work in order to share financial problems with your husband.

When I started working at international organization, my salary was quite high. My husband was not glad about that news. And when they offered me higher position I even did not tell my husband about it, I just told him that my salary increased.

Recently, I noticed, that I have started thinking about divorce… Will that be the price for all my efforts to ease his burden and make our life more comfortable. What will that give me? During the last years we have offended each other so much that just leaving my job will not solve all our problems… I do not know what to do…

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