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Old 04-22-2008, 06:12 PM
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with this. You are making an investment with your time in seminary. Worrying about your wife making more money than you during this time (or any other time, if you ask me) is putting an undue burden on your conscience.

Remember, you are not the head of your house because you make more money than your wife, but because God has so ordained it thus. There is nothing "unmanly" about your wife making more than you do (and for the record: I work, my wife doesn't). Further, if your wife knows that this will be the situation for the first couple of years of your marriage, and she is ok with it, then what other approval do you need? (well, maybe her father's, but assuming he is fine with the situation, you are in the clear).

I mean, if you were to suddenly lose your job/online bookstore, would you require your wife to quit her job so that she isn't making more than you?

BTW - What is the link to your online bookstore? I'll have to check it out.
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