[Alicia31391]

Before I married, I dated several people with significantly less income than mine and had many problems as a result of it. We weren’t able to do many of the things I wanted to do or go places I wanted to go because of money. Even if I was willing to pay my own way, they often couldn’t afford the nice restaurants or occasional weekend getaway. When I offered to pick up the tab, egos were bruised. On the flipside, there were those who were more than happy to tag along – always at my expense – which gets old pretty quick. In one of the more serious relationships – someone I lived with – it soon became clear that there wasn’t an equality of responsibility or motivation. I was responsible for our lifestyle and held down a very stressful job to support it while he had a no-stress, low-salaried job but reaped and enjoyed all the benefits of my hard work. Now I am married to a man whose salary may not match mine dollar for dollar but who supports and contributes to our lifestyle in a fair way. We may never be ‘rich,’ but I feel like I have a partner, which makes all the difference in the world to me.

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Name : Alicia31391, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 32, City : Pensacola, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Attorney, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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