Should i agree to live in a female led relationship

6 years ago I was made redundant, I had a good job in management with a good salary, my wife had a part time office job in administration and delt with most of the housework, cooking etc. I struggled to find work for several months but in this time an opportunity came up for my wife at work to take on more responsibility but it meant going full time. She applied successfully for this promotion, meanwhile I found a job but it was shift work, long hours and the pay wasn’t great. But I was happy to be working again. We moved house to downsize to something cheaper with no mortgage just in case. In the new house we took on a cleaner who turned out to be rubbish, we got rid of her and found another one, same result. Forward 3 years my wife had been promoted again and was about to get another promotion. She persuaded me to give up my job and take a part time one which she had heard about and take on the role of part time working and part time ‘house wife’. By now she was earning more than I was before I was made redundant. Forward 3 more years to present day her salary has nearly doubled in the last 3 years as she has climbed further up the career ladder. She has asked me to consider a new arrangement, she earns enough to keep us both in a comfortable life style and wants me to give up work completely and become what she calls her full time ‘house wife’. She has told me she would like us to live in a ‘female led relationship’. She feels that as the main ‘bread winner’ she should be in charge anyway and if I agree to her idea I would be at her beck and call to look after her. She wants us to move to a bigger house again and says giving up work would give me enough time to do the housework.

I should agree to move and do the extra housework but keep my job 2
I should refuse to move and keep things as they are 8
I should go along with her and live in a female led relationship 9
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  • litelander8

    I was a stay at home mom for a year or so. Thatshit sucks. A job keeps you sane and gives you a way to meet people.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    so she wantsta be onea them 50s mad men style husbands?

    double standard much?

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  • Ellenna

    If you want to do this fine, do it, if not, not, but having once a very long time ago been a full time housewife, it's really really boring and being financially dependant on a partner creates a power imbalance and you'll be the powerless one.

    If you're both working why can't 'you pay someone to do the cleaning and shopping and all the boring stuff? You'd be providing employment and you and your wife would retain your autonomy and independence.

    Alternatively, if you can take leave from your own job and try the homemaking bit for a while you'd know how you feel about it.

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  • RoseIsabella

    I think it's fine as long as she isn't demeaning, or degrading you, and as long as you agree to do all the cooking, cleaning, and a lot of the shopping. There's nothing wrong with being a homemaker as long as she isn't treating you badly.

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    • I don’t feel like she wants to degrade me or anything. I already do the bulk of the housework, cooking, laundry etc. She works long hours and I only work part time so that’s only fair. I don’t really understand her thinking about this female led relationship stuff but she keeps going on about it and saying it would mean we both know where we stand with things. Like making our roles in life somehow official.

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      • FromTheSouthWeirdMan

        I gotta say man ive never felt the need to tell my wife shes in a man led relationship even tho she doesnt work and i do

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        • I believe female led relationships are so called because it’s unusual for the female to be in charge. Traditionally the man was always head of the household

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          • FromTheSouthWeirdMan

            Im the breadwinner of my household and my wife doesnt work but I dont really feel like I'm in charge. It's more like we are a team. I think she is degrading you by giving you terms that she wants you to agree with.

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      • RoseIsabella

        Yeah, I think she's making a bigger deal about all of it than she needs to do.

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  • FromTheSouthWeirdMan

    The fact that shes referring to you as the housewife and shes the female lead is the biggest red flag to me. Is she saying you're the housewife in a joking way? Idk yalls situation or if you're into that kinky degrading shit but that almost sounds down right mean to call you housewife. If its something kinky thats all good and well but if its not that a red flag.

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  • my_life_my_way

    You should be happy for your wife’s career success and not attempt to turn her into more of a ‘house wife’ but you definitely shouldn’t give up your dignity and your status as a man by agreeing to that. Both you and your wife should have careers that you aim to progress in.

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    • Please understand I am delighted for her career success. I know she loves her job and wouldn’t dream of asking her to give it up to be a housewife again. My job is ok but that’s all, it’s just a job, not what I call a career and giving it up is no big deal. I had my career and did well but lost that when I was made redundant, when things changed my wife found herself starting to climb the career ladder. I probably could have worked at climbing my way back up and I’m sure I would have found my way if she hadn’t got there first, as it was I sacrificed that to support her just as she had for me years ago when we had the kids. I think my concern is more about the female led relationship, than giving up the job!

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  • bigbudchonga

    Wtf is wrong with your wife, dude. I hate this shit, there's such a double standard. If you told your wife you wanted her to stay at home, look after you, and be in a male lead relationship because you're the "breadwinner", and that's how it should be then the feminists would up in a rage, but no, when it's the other way round they don't give a shit.

    Tell her to get stuffed, and that you're still a man and not a "housewife".

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  • bullsmale1236

    If I ever agreed to any deal it would involve an additional agreement. That agreement should include a clause that would give you an income similar to any you would have made on your own if you kept working. Divorce happens so you better prepare yourself otherwise you will be in a deficit position. Hopefully you won't need it but if you do you are protected.

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    • She already told me she would pay for everything and give me a monthly allowance.

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      • bullsmale1236

        Go for it

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  • JellyBeanBandit

    Well I would definitely go for that if I were in that situation but that's only because I don't want to work, but if your job is important to you and gives you a sense of purpose and gives you goals to aim for and also a social life then you should obviously keep your job. Leaving your job would only be a benefit to her then, not to the both of you. I can understand her thinking if she doesn't realise how important your job might be to you, but if it is important to you then you shouldn't leave it. But she seems to be putting a lot of emphasis on money, rather than on the other benefits of having a job. If she really wants someone else to take care of the housework fulltime for her, and if she's really earning that much money, then she can hire a maid.

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  • Clunk42

    Does she actually say she wants you to be the "house-wife?"

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    • Yes, I already told you that in my post!!

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      • Clunk42

        I was asking if she actually referred to you as "house-wife."

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        • Oh I see, she refers to me by my name or honey that sort of thing. But she does also refer to me as her housewife yes. She has done for years now ever since I went part time so I could do the majority of the household chores etc. I don’t have a problem with that it’s just a title, she’s the main breadwinner I’m the housewife. Perfectly normal really except traditionally it’s the other way in terms of gender.

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  • Mammal-lover

    Go for it of you want to. I personally like working though so I would never be a housewife

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  • trexagireve

    FLR goes long, she will ask you after that to change your surname to hers also she will probably lock you in a chastity device so she can reduce your testosterone and be a good housemaid, on the other hand if you refuse to go with this lifestyle she could find someone else that maybe can make more money than you, if you love her just surrender to your superior wife, after all she is making all the money in the house.

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    • She hasn’t asked me to change my name or be locked in a chastity device and it’s not about the money, she earns a good salary and has no wish to give up her job. This whole thing is about the fact she wants to be able to focus on work and having me at her beck and call will make that easy for her. I just don’t know if it’s right for me to go along with her.

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