Men who receive alimony speak up
Thought this article the other day from the Wall Street Journal about men receiving alimony might stimulate some discussion. As men take greater roles in supporting their wives' careers, perhaps staying home to take care of children and house for a while, they're also becoming less shy about asking for alimony from their spouses when a marriage ends.
We haven't talked much about divorce and families on the blog yet, though it's obviously an important fact of life for some of the readers here. So here's an opening. What are your feelings about men receiving alimony from estranged wives who earn more? And even if a marriage is healthy and intact, how do you balance whose career comes first, and whose will take a back seat for a while?
Posted by Kate Shatzkin at 10:24 AM | Permalink
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Categories: Divorce, Father's Day Tuesday
Categories: Divorce, Father's Day Tuesday
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I had to pay my ex-husband alimony for two years. A lot of my friends were shocked and outraged. What kind of man takes money from a woman? Being a feminist, I argued that since he was living off of disability payments, could not work or drive, and I earned 7 times what his monthly income was, I should give him a little something.
Did it bother me to pay a man who cheated on me and I had to get a restrainer order against? Absolutely. But $200 a month for two years was a small price to pay to get him out of my life.
Posted by: lisa | April 8, 2008 11:57 AM