My partner is extremely educated. I, on the other hand, barely educated, in terms of papers compared to him. But I’m educated, have always earned good money, but I work my ass off and I’m in a niche industry. We have always been honest about our salaries and I have always earned more than him…which has been surprising for me too. Initially he was quite proud of me. He is a bit older than me and we always joked how I’m actually the sugar baby (13 year age gap). I was made redundant last year and he finalised a fellowship and doubled his salary. I returned to the job market recently after some time off and found work again, and landed a senior gig. It’s been intense and I’ve been really proud of my progress in this role. I shared with him recently how much I’ve been paid… And he was almost angry?? He has made many comments on how he should have chosen to do what I do (but said in a way that’s almost insulting to the work I do). This is now becoming quite regular. I know it’s not something I can widely share with others because talking money always makes things weird, but man I’m proud of myself. And I just wish he was too. submitted by /u/Carofine88
Originally posted by u/Carofine88 on r/AskMen
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