r/PoursTea • 🫖 Mod ☕️ • 13h ago

FeministTea👩🏻‍🎓👩🏿‍⚖️👠🥾 Regrets And Perspectives

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u/duck_duck_boots 10h ago

Also sacrificing 20 years of retirement investments. If they get divorced hopefully she'll get part of his but will it be enough is she can't find a job? Is she now going to have to worry about becoming a burden to her children?

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u/JayJayAK 8h ago

More than that, let’s say you marry a great guy who can provide and you want to be a stay at home mom. What if something happens to your husband? What if he’s killed in an accident or has a heart attack? What if he’s left unable to work?

Life is unpredictable. It’s basic wisdom to be sure you have a path to take care of yourself, because you don’t know if tragedy will strike.