Ace journalist, Manasseh Azure has responded to comments by Dr Daniel McKorley (McDan), Founder and CEO of McDan Group of Companies that married women should not pay bills at home because it is the role of men.
According to Mr Azure, McDan is making such an assertion because he is rich and can afford the role of a married man.
“People should choose what works for them. Men whose wives pay bills should not be made to feel inadequate” he stressed.
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McDan has said men should not allow their wives to pay the bills at home. He says even if your wife is paying the fees and bills, take over because that’s the role of a man. The woman’s money, according to him, is her money and not for paying bills. The man is the keeper of the home.
McDan is a rich man. If this applies in his marriage, I won’t fault him. But I disagree with his position as the prescription for all marriages.
A man’s money is not his money. A woman’s money is not her money. A woman’s money, like a man’s, is for the family.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a woman paying bills if she earns enough to support the home. If she earns far more than her husband and wants to take over the payment of bills at home, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
My wife sometimes gives me money when I ran out of cash. She shops for a home. There’s nothing shameful about that.
The notion that paying bills and taking care of the home is the responsibility of the man is outdated.
The shaming of men whose wives help take care of the home breeds unintended consequences and deepens the suppression of women.
It is the reason some men would do everything, including sabotaging their wives, to remain in control. If a wife gets a career breakthrough that would require her husband to sacrifice his career, the man should give way if his wife’s breakthrough is far more beneficial to the family than both.
But if that man will be ridiculed by society because his wife is paying the bills, the won’t give up his place.
There are no strict and fast rules in marriage. What applies to McDan may not apply to me. What applies to me may not apply to you.
People should choose what works for them. Men whose wives pay bills should not be made to feel inadequate.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
