. In the past this was always the case, but today it is an unanswerable question.
There may be an answer to it, but somehow it is not certain that it is the same as the answer given by the housewife herself.
Is the amount of income decisive? 13]
Regarding the occupation and income level of the man in the household, it is generally accepted that his income is higher and should be the main one. Not much has changed in that regard. Unfortunately for men, once upon a time women were not so ambitious and workaholic, and now even a single woman can support a family with a high income on her own responsibility.
Is the head of the family the one who brings home more money?
This is a bit controversial. Undoubtedly, a good economic rewardshould be a benefitto the family, not acompetitionas to who brings home more money. However, given the fact of how much it hurts men\’s egos to have their wives earn more, wives should allow men to be the alpha in the financial world.
Whoever is in charge at home
should know this in the home, both men and women. There are moments when joint but final decisions are required. And who is the first to speak the first word in the home? It is becoming a bit of a habitfor men to loosen their opinions and beliefs and leave their wives to their own discretion. A woman living today can accept a man who does what she wants and does not comment on anything she does not want.
He whom the children obey is the chief!
Keeping order in the home without disruption is what every parent wants.There have been and probably will be times when one parent is listened to and respected a little more than the other by the children. In such cases, it is clear that it is the head of the family who has the more rigid connection for the children. [41] So it is up to you to decide how to arrange domestic matters among the children. [42] In truth, the head of the family can be a man and a woman together. Or sometimes the man is the head of the family, and sometimes the woman. And sometimes it is better to have an alternating form.