Congrats on your retirement! May I ask, that is if you don't mind, what are the financial arrangements like in both of your relationships? I mean if you bought or rented a place together, do you split rental or mortgage, groceries, and electricity bills exactly 50/50? In some relationships, men provide housing while women furnished the place. In the South, women must pay for all wedding expenses and even provide a house (her daddy pays of course) if she is from a well-to-do family. What are typically the standard arrangements in California? Even if you truly love a woman, if she is unable to earn her keep, will her inability to contribute financially become a burden to the relationship? Thanks!
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Thank you. More than THIS.
Good questions really. Western culture especially these days requires both to work. Things are financially out of reach most the time these days to survive on one income.
It's not so much who can or can not provide financially for the family here, moreover it isn't uncommon anymore for the woman to make the money and the man to raise the kids.
Myself however, you heard my story. My pensions provide plenty of financial security for us both. Pura works sometimes cuz she really likes to bake so she'll work at a bakery for awhile but only cuz she wants to. She manages produce for a chain market right now cuz we're in America and medical coverages are ridiculous here. When we're touring or near a coast, she really enjoys bar tending cuz she's good at it and meets a lot of people. Each she does for a different purpose though, the money is nice, but we don't need it.
God is great.
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Thank you so much for your helpful replies!
Very clear and concise answers.
Understood every word extremely well.
Pura is indeed an enterprising and resourceful woman! 😄