Do you think that a man and a woman in a relationship should contribute 50/50 financially?

Do you think that a man and a woman in a relationship should contribute 50/50 financially?
I mean: groceries, utilities, appliances, restaurants, etc.

 

If you both have stable jobs why not? It would be selfish of your significant other to just expect you to pay for everything unless you're very well off. Just my two cents.

 

There’s so many factors that play into this. How long have you been together? Do you have kids? Do you rent or own your house? If you own, do you own together or is it in 1 persons name. How much is your salary vs what she makes?

 

The way my ex husband and I did it was on a scale using what he made vs what I made. His income was 60% of our household income, mine was 40%. He paid 60% of the bills and I paid 40% of them. We had a joint bank account that parts of each persons paycheck went into for all household expenses, and then our leftover paycheck was deposited into our personal accounts.

 

In a perfect world 50-50 makes sense. It's different for everyone. I paid for a bit while my wife was in school, then she helped out some when I switched jobs. All depends!

 

I don't think it's cookie cutter - i think its respective to their personality types and their personal desires.

I desire to provide for my wife, in my ideal world she doesn't need to provide financially at all and she can focus on a handful of other things (things she's passionate about, the arts etc.)

I think just like any healthy type of relationship (friendships, romantic, etc) it's about making concessions for one-another and working towards understanding what your partner desires and what you desire.

 

Yes

 

If they want, sure.

If not i'm good with it.

 

There's no one-size-fits-all answer to this.

It depends on the relationship, how serious it is, and other factors. Plenty of considerations come into play.

It could be 50/50, one person funding most, or it could be proportionally split.

My wife and I split everything proportionately, and this has changed over time. At first, we earned around the same amount, but then I earned about twice as much. There was also a period where she earned four times as much as me.

The most important thing is ongoing communication and having clear goals. I consider myself lucky that my wife and I work well as a team. We communicate and reflect often regarding our goals.

 

I think the woman should pay 100% and the man 0%.

This means the man can save for a black metallic bugatti, we dont want to keep mr tate waiting.

 

YOU'RE BROKE! YOU'RE FUCKING POOR

 

under normal circumstances
yes

 

Sure I guess

 

I think each should play their strength (assuming the income difference is significant)

Whoever has the best earning potential should focus more on work to provide income

The person with less earning potential should focus on other tasks like keeping the house clean, doing groceries, helping partner to perform better on their job

 

pretty much agree with this.

If my partner made enough for us to live comfortably while i was working a minimum wage job, i'd probably rather spend my time doing chores or something that can help them potentially save time/stress, and i'd probably prefer that over the job

 

Agreed. I don't think its as much to do with gender then it is to do with efficiency.

 

Depends on your financial situation, in my previous relationship I was earning double my partners salary so I took on the bulk of the expenses, she never asked or expected me to do that but I thought it was the right thing to do.