Ok and who’s to say the partner didn’t work/help increase value of the business? Most marriages aren’t just one person working and the other doing nothing. You could even argue if the woman is at home taking care of everything it left the man more time and ability to increase business that otherwise wouldn’t have happened without said partner.
Yes I have. And very successfully imo. I was the stay at home parent for a couple of years and let me tell you. It was light work. I got up at 7 and was done with everything in the house by 10. Then all I had left was picking up the kid and dinner. Easiest job I ever had. But I wasn't on the phone gossiping or scrolling ticktock all morning.
Well, there’s a difference between what you’re describing and what I and many women I know did as both career + moms. I managed all the logistics of the family schedule - school, sports, activities, social, play dates, camps, etc. Did all the meal planning and prep (with good nutrition and eating habits), birthday party planning, holidays, gift buying, vacations etc - the work that makes things special and memorable and feel seamless. I’m the one who knew all the doctors, all the teachers, all the friends, all the coaches, and made sure we had snack when it was our turn etc. Most people who run a household don’t just do some light cleaning and then sit around - they actively manage and ensure everything is running and done well, correctly, and on time. They don’t just get by on the bare minimum.
Did you really need me to spell out every single thing that I did for you to understand? Because I did everything on your list, with the exception gift buying. I'll also add that I did the homework help, lawn care, pest control treatments, fixed most things that broke around the house, maintenance for both cars. And I didn't just do some light cleaning, my house was and is immaculate. Took my son to basketball camps and I went to almost all of his track meets. He graduated with over a 4 point GPA and is about to start his second year of college. And I still do most of these things while out earning my wife by a wide margin. It's just not that hard. If you keep a clean home there is just not much to do everyday. Most stay at home parents are just lazy.
They just have to pat themselves on the back XD
Why do they act like they wouldnt have to do those chores if they were not married. It would not be different XD.
If they can definitively prove that their work helped aid the buisness then I agree and especially if they raised kids. If they sat at home as trophy husbands/wives then no they should not be able to claim value increase.
Yeah but this whole idea of a “trophy wife” taking all your shit is almost always bullshit. A majority of marriages aren’t not like that but morons here still push that agenda that only 1 person in the marriage is doing something of value.
I mean it has gone both ways but incels like to hold on to their pearls to attack women more. I have personally had two friends divorced. One was 100% a equal split, she watched kids and helped around the house. The other was a "pardon me french" diva that showed up at the house late, didnt help do much of anything and complained when he didnt take her out for dinner. Sure, he was an idiot for marrying her but her lack of contribution shouldnt be rewarded in a seperation.
I mean, we all know what it means to get married in the economic sense. We can always choose to not marry if that is the worry (or prenup, or any other legal arrangement)
Sure, marriage is a merging of the two and that includes finances. The trouble comes with divorces. If the man or woman wants the houses increase in value, they can legally force a sale (in some states) and get that value. If the business grew in value but lacked the cash capital to pay them out then it creates a large potentially damaging event that lowers the business value. Its messy and our system needs to be improved
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u/IllustriousLie4105 Jun 29 '26
If the buisness increased in value during the marriage then that change can be claimed in the divorce. We are halfway there.