Thoughts on being a "house husband"?

[nzmusclemonster]

If your wife is earning 100K plus and you have a pretty comfortable lifestyle....

living them dream or having all your manhood taken away from you?

[DK II]

Seen it in Japan many times with foreigners.

They marry a Japanese girl, live here but cannot speak the language and can't work.

The fun is usually over when the wife starts to wonder why most of her income goes into steroids, supplements and food. 

[Alex23]

If your wife is earning 100K plus and you have a pretty comfortable lifestyle....

living them dream or having all your manhood taken away from you?

Depends where you live... here in socal even 100-130K+ isn't "pretty comfortable".....it's ok but low key... well compared to... nevermind..

over 200k your lifestyle really changes...


My guess is you make 40-50k, have it ok but looking for the "bump" in lifestyle and think 6 figures is another world... not really..

[nzmusclemonster]

Depends where you live... here in socal even 100-130K+ isn't "pretty comfortable".....it's ok but low key... well compared to... nevermind..

over 200k your lifestyle really changes...


My guess is you make 40-50k, have it ok but looking for the "bump" in lifestyle and think 6 figures is another world... not really..

lol oh brother 

i see you are in one of those "moods" again....

i can't really be bothered replying to you at the moment....

[Alex23]

lol oh brother  
i see you are in one of those "moods" again....
i can't really be bothered replying to you at the moment....

You sound like my wife when being asked to give head while on the phone... . Grow a pair baldy...

[kiwiol]

If your wife is earning 100K plus and you have a pretty comfortable lifestyle....

living them dream or having all your manhood taken away from you?

There's a guy who posts here called 'Oldschool Flip' who is a house husband. You might want to PM him.

And while we're on the topic, let me know if money runs in the family and she's got a hot sister

[Stark]

here is my view on house husbsbands...

I have a new found respect for my wife since yesterday - our son is now 4 month old and overall we have pulled six in the parent lottery with him.
He doesn't cry he sleeps always at the same time, no colic never any problems etc etc just a happy and healthy baby, even better my wife gets up
every night and lets me sleep  I told her a mill times I'm going to do it but she said - nah you've got work tomorrow.
Anyways - what we tend to do is on the weekend give my wife 4-5 h of her own which she uses to go out and go shopping so she can forget about
the baby for a while.
So I had the little dude yesterday from 2 - 6 and let me tell you folks...
I am fucking glad I have the luxury to get up and go to work every morning, cuz I have no idea how she is doing it a full day, day in day out - I love my son
to bits but when they start crying and don't stop and you have no fucking idea what to do next.. fuuck you get angry.
So house husband? Not for me man - I have every bit of respect for somebody who can do it and especially for the mill of wifes that stay at home and
do some of the toughest jobs on earth - I am glad I can go to work.

[DK II]

here is my view on house husbsbands...

I have a new found respect for my wife since yesterday - our son is now 4 month old and overall we have pulled six in the parent lottery with him.
He doesn't cry he sleeps always at the same time, no colic never any problems etc etc just a happy and healthy baby, even better my wife gets up
every night and lets me sleep  I told her a mill times I'm going to do it but she said - nah you've got work tomorrow.
Anyways - what we tend to do is on the weekend give my wife 4-5 h of her own which she uses to go out and go shopping so she can forget about
the baby for a while.
So I had the little dude yesterday from 2 - 6 and let me tell you folks...
I am fucking glad I have the luxury to get up and go to work every morning, cuz I have no idea how she is doing it a full day, day in day out - I love my son
to bits but when they start crying and don't stop and you have no fucking idea what to do next.. fuuck you get angry.
So house husband? Not for me man - I have every bit of respect for somebody who can do it and especially for the mill of wifes that stay at home and
do some of the toughest jobs on earth - I am glad I can go to work.

Spot on.

Well on the other hand all the "house husbands" i know are busy with training 5-6 hours in the gym and then play playstation until wifey comes home, lol....

[Stark]

Spot on.

Well on the other hand all the "house husbands" i know are busy with training 5-6 hours in the gym and then play playstation until wifey comes home, lol....

well thats not possible unless they have no kids, you know as much as I do - if you are a "normal" [person you cannot ignore the crying
of your baby.

I got fucking scared of myself - I have a very short temper and I got soooo fucking angry yesterday - and it was nothing I mean 4h is nothing, I have
no fucking idea how single parents do it - if they have support from their family well okay but without damn.

I hope I am going to be a good dad - I know being a father is easy - but not being a dad.

[Kim Jong Bob]

well thats not possible unless they have no kids, you know as much as I do - if you are a "normal" [person you cannot ignore the crying
of your baby.

I got fucking scared of myself - I have a very short temper and I got soooo fucking angry yesterday - and it was nothing I mean 4h is nothing, I have
no fucking idea how single parents do it - if they have support from their family well okay but without damn.

I hope I am going to be a good dad - I know being a father is easy - but not being a dad.

i know what you mean, since my daughters birth 2 years ago my playstation is running 1/4 of the time. shes 2 years old now and if you try to play you have her on your lap in 2 minutes jumping up and down and wants attention. but i wouldnt want it another way =)


does your life before the baby feels meaningless now? i  would never want to go back to the life i hade before her, i had a lots of fun but now it feels completely meaningless and i wouldnt now what to do

[roccoginge]

why would you even have to comment about your playstupid!

[TommyBoy]

Being a "house husband" is currently my job. We have a 1 year old together and my wife is...doing well to say the least. We figured it is pointless for me to work any job making less than what she is considering day care costs and the fact someone else would be "raising" our child. I turned down jobs all over the world quite literally to make sure I'm in the same area as my wife and won't take a similar type job outside of 30m driving time.

With that said, being a full time house dad is a hell of a lot more work than my actual job was (I'm an air traffic controller by trade). Since she does the same she knows she can't come home and give me a line of B.S. about how hard her day was since I know how the job operates. Seriously, being a full time parent (a good one anyways) is a hell of a lot more work than actually going to work. She gets a big break every day and she knows it. I can't wait to get back to work just for some damn down time.

And no, it is definitely not taking your manhood. Only the dumbest beta males would believe that line of crap. Owning up to your responsibilities is one of the largest traits of being a man.

[newmom]

If your wife is earning 100K plus and you have a pretty comfortable lifestyle....

living them dream or having all your manhood taken away from you?

would you do it NZMM?

[newmom]

Stark,

That's great he sleeps. It's not easy that's for sure, especially newborns. Boys seem to cut teeth sooner than girls, perhaps maybe that's why he was cranky. I'm sure she appreciates those 4 hours. It definately helps I'm sure

[Red Hook]

There's a guy who posts here called 'Oldschool Flip' who is a house husband. You might want to PM him.

And while we're on the topic, let me know if money runs in the family and she's got a hot sister

you will have to wait  in line.. I already PMd him my info inregards to a chubby sister 

[Tapeworm]

Anyways - what we tend to do is on the weekend give my wife 4-5 h of her own which she uses to go out and go shopping so she can forget about
the baby for a while.

And she keeps coming back?!

[Lundgren]

My dad is sort of not that he was some pussy bitch about it. His trade was pipefitting could of made loads of money in nothern alberta, but my parents decided to stay home(newfoundland). They got basically a free house from my grandmother, so my dad spent his weekend rebuilding it(well over 100k worth of work) and worked as a carpenter on the side(still does). However my mom makes  135k a year, with no morgage, so my dad basically works only a few months of the year(got a bad heart takes no chance).

My parents live it up, they could of moved to northern canada and had equal incomes of 150k each, but there liftstyle with no mortage, close ties to family, and cheap cost of living couldn't be beat anywere else. Safe to say I'm very jealous of my folks

[BIG ACH]

Fuck yeah!!! If my wife was making like a million dollars - I'll quit my job and be a full time bodybuilder!   

[Meso_z]

living the dream!!

"train-eat-sleep-repeat" 

[Mr Nobody]

Take the money NZ.  Fuck the pride.

[Tre]

If your wife is earning 100K plus and you have a pretty comfortable lifestyle....

living them dream or having all your manhood taken away from you?

Go get a job, Negro. 

Bring the household income up to $200K, live comfortably, retire early and let your money go to work for you.

[CalvinH]

If your wife is earning 100K plus and you have a pretty comfortable lifestyle....

living them dream or having all your manhood taken away from you?

Where I live it's not enough to live the way I would like to....In bumblefuck U.S.A. it would be great.

[leadhead]

I'd do it, especially seeing as I was the only income generator for 4 years while she was a house wife. It would be like payback

[Thin Lizzy]

It's not natural for a man to spend the whole day chasing a small child around. There's a reason the term "Mr. Mom" sounds silly.

[Tapeworm]

It's not natural for a man to spend the whole day chasing a small child around.

Vince, are you getting this?