What do you think about women who have no kids, but don't go to work?

Question

I'm curious because I just read a CNN article about it, and how the trend is growing. And because I am one.

So what is your opinion on the topic?

Answer 1

There should be a law about divorce. He is paying for everything ya know. BUT, your maintain it. So it should be looked over I think.

Have you read about the amount of guys doing the same thing?

Here is how I see it.

When there is a kid, A parent should stay home. Mom or dad. Don't care.

These days, a lot of good men don't get the attention of a gal for a long time. (like me, haven't even dated and I am 20)

So a lot of guys are pretty good at taking care of the house by themselves. So when they do marry, some make less than their wives so they stay home.

Final thought. If you make enough money, and it ain't hard money wise. I think someone should stay home. More relaxing, the house is in one peice.

As long as the person staying home understands that they have the easier side when it comes to work. (Face it, you don't have a boss breatheing down your neck) And should try to make the breadwinners day when that person comes home. Then your good. (not a slave, but a hi honey is a good start instead of nagging)

Hopefully you see this as honest fair viewpoint.

Thats what I tried for anyway :-)

Answer 2

can't say ive read the article.

but i personally think its okay if you have a good reason.

if your just being lazy and using the "im a homemaker" excuse,

you need to get off your bum and contribute. Keeping a house is not hard if you dont have kids. i know, i do it myself and work full-time.

but if your disabled, or sick, or planning to have children, or work from home, or some other good reason, then thats fine :-) we all have different circumstances and nobody should judge because you dont know whats going on in a persons life.

If a persons reason for being at home is because they dont WANT to work. then they are lazy and dishonoring their partner and need to get off there butts and grow up. But if there hubbys or partners have requested that they dont work for some reason, then your only honoring his wishes and thats okay. But if it were me i tell you what that house would be in PERFECT condition. as would I myself be. if your at home all day, the place should be spick and span, you should be constantly planning how to make it better for him to come home to, and you should be lookin good when he gets home with your clothes done nice, his dinner ready and all that. I mean, youve got the time to do it, so why not? if being at home is your job, actually work. without kids, the one who is coming home from work should have no house duties whatsoever, since your not working, its your job.

Everybody can cope with different workloads, so i believe in certain circumstances, it is okay for a woman to work part time or perhaps casual in order to keep the home in order. Home life is more important than money, and if a woman cannot handle full-time work and housekeeping and marital duties then they should sacrifice the full-time for part-time or casual, find something that she can handle, so that her house and husband are not neglected.

if your both working full time, then equal distribution on household duties should be expected. if your working less, you take on more house stuff, and if your not working at all, then your house needs to be your job. I think its wonderful when a woman gets back to basics and wants to make a house a home and love on her husband, its beautiful. but only with the right motives.

thats just my opinion, but hey.

of course women who stay at home with kids, its a totally different story. thats alot harder, and alot more time consuming. that is actually, i believe, a career all on its own!

Answer 3

Women who don't need to go to work because their husband may make enough money to support their way of life is a throwback blessing of the 1950s.  If this is becoming a trend, then I welcome it.  There are way too many women out there taking over those jobs that used to be traditionally thought-of men's jobs in areas we don't normally associate them to hold. But they are doing so because of so-called "fairness in the workplace" to prevent sexual discrimination, and some of them are rather silly for women to be seen doing.  There has been a false "standard of living" that has been established and expected now because both husband and wife feel the need to "keep up with the Joneses" by both having an income, and living to the max these days and for the past 30 years.