When Women Make More Money

[jeffrey]

Money issues plague all couples, but for women who make more than their partner, financial matters can be especially sticky. Even in this day and age, with women working outside the home in record numbers, age-old expectations keep alive the belief that men should "provide" for women, not the other way around.

Still, more and more women are acting as the primary breadwinners for their homes. Twenty-four percent of working wives now earn more than their working husbands, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); if you count working women married to jobless men, the number jumps to 30%. In other words, nearly one out of every three married women makes more than her spouse.

For some couples this arrangement is a success, while for others it's a constant source of conflict... [read more at msn.com]