It’s a positive and inspiring approach to marital finances – especially as so many millennial women feel “ashamed” and “worried” about earning more than their partners.

In a survey of 130 female breadwinners, it was found that many felt “tired,” “exhausted,” and “resentful” at the prospect of always out-earning their men.

However, things do look set to change – and for the better, too. A recent study found that only 28% of the population thought marriages suffered if a woman was the breadwinner, compared with 40% in 1997. Their feelings were supported by a report by the American Sociological Review, which showed that, for the first time ever, couples are now less likely to divorce if the wife is better educated than her husband, or equally educated.

The author, Prof Christine Schwartz, noted “a shift from a breadwinner-homemaker model of marriage toward a more egalitarian model of marriage in which women’s status is less threatening to men’s gender identity.”

It’s about time, quite frankly.

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Emma Willis on why she’s more than happy to financially support her husband