Men intimidated by RN salary?

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I heard this the other day and I wanted to see what everyone thinks.

* Men that earn less $ than a RN are intimidated by them and do not want to date her.

* Or ,if they are not intimidated and try out the relationship it doesnt work out for financial reasons.

Specializes in Burn, CCU, CTICU, Trauma, SICU, MICU.

i almost fully support my boyfriend. although he does have a job, that money goes to his bills (car, credit cards etc...) and i cover the housing, my bills, utilities, grocery bills, etc... - and he is quite happy letting me do so, but it is a bone of contention in the relationship.

sometimes its nicer to have a man want to pay for things than someone who is ok with you paying for everything!

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i think that a lot of people [m&w} feel that if they bring more money into the relationship then they should be 'boss'

i was a sahm and had a terrible realtionship with husband and this was one of the bones of contention

day of divorce was happiest day of my life

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i almost fully support my boyfriend. although he does have a job, that money goes to his bills (car, credit cards etc...) and i cover the housing, my bills, utilities, grocery bills, etc... - and he is quite happy letting me do so, but it is a bone of contention in the relationship.

sometimes its nicer to have a man want to pay for things than someone who is ok with you paying for everything!

i am a new grad, but have a boyfriend that makes less than me and i know that i may end up in your shoes, almost paying for everything, even though he has a job. im afraid that we will have problems with this and thats why i started the post to see what other people thought.:twocents:

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I think in days gone by females making money was a bigger issue than today. But some still by into the old fashioned idea that the man should be the provider and they get intimidated by females who make more money.

Then again women still expect men to pay for everything when they go out and I would cop a huge resentment during the dating phase if I was wining and dining someone making more than me. Just sayin'...........

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i think that a lot of people [m&w} feel that if they bring more money into the relationship then they should be 'boss'

i was a sahm and had a terrible realtionship with husband and this was one of the bones of contention

day of divorce was happiest day of my life

If it hadn't been that, it would have been something else. IMHO.

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If it hadn't been that, it would have been something else. IMHO.

that is true that is why i said ONE OF THE BONES OF CONTENTION

a marriage fails on many fronts and his attitude of control was also evident in other ways

CONTROL being the most important word in many marriages..it is not good for one person to be a control freak

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tweety certianly has a point, if one person is strugggling to make it, maybe trying to go to school and the other is more capable of doing treating on a more regular basis - maybe they should

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

While not married or in a LTR, whenever I've dated in the past, I always ended up dating men that made less than I did. This was never an issue with any of them. In fact, I was the one that would get upset, if he was always picking up the tab. If I'm going out with someone that I know makes significantly less, I feel as if I should help with the tab. :)

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I heard this the other day and I wanted to see what everyone thinks.

* Men that earn less $ than a RN are intimidated by them and do not want to date her.

* Or ,if they are not intimidated and try out the relationship it doesnt work out for financial reasons.

what a turtle.

If I can date a rich girl, I certainly will. However, I haven't found a rich and pretty one yet. I'm sticking with my pretty one.

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what a turtle.

If I can date a rich girl, I certainly will. However, I haven't found a rich and pretty one yet. I'm sticking with my pretty one.

LOL.. I also have NO problem with the girl making more money 8)

kafene.

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Specializes in ER.

Since I graduated, my husband affectionately refers to me as his "sugar mama".:loveya:

He works for a community funded agency and makes a tad over half of what I do.

I work with a guy that says all the time how he wishes his wife had a job that offered insurance so he could go part-time.

Like anything else in life, it all depends on the individual.

( I never would have been able to marry/date a fella with loads of money....I LOVE the blue-collar guys!)

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Specializes in ER,ICU,L+D,OR.
I heard this the other day and I wanted to see what everyone thinks.

* Men that earn less $ than a RN are intimidated by them and do not want to date her.

* Or ,if they are not intimidated and try out the relationship it doesnt work out for financial reasons.

Who needs them anyway

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