In a successful relationship , you should lift the other person up and be proud of all they achieve. Yes, it can be tough to know your partner is the breadwinner , but if you truly love them, you should be able to hold off the green-eyed monster because, in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter what you earn individually as long as you're happy together. One woman's husband , who is 10 years older than her, seemed happy about her career progression on the surface, and they'd worked together in the past, however, she got the feeling he wasn't too impressed she'd "climbed the career ladder" when he hadn't managed to.
She said in the old firm they worked at he was "made junior partner, but was unhappy and left, and has been self-employed since". She wrote on Mumsnet : "His business is going quite well, but his revenue growth is of course limited - he has no employees (doesn't want any) and can only work what he can manage on his own, he has almost reached his limit." She described herself as "career driven" and explained: "I've climbed the career ladder and now manage a mid-sized team and have managed to acquire and maintain some good client relationships.
"I had my yearly review last week and my boss announced that he'll be putting me on the 'inner circle' partner track. This basically means that I will make partner in the next 2-3 years, unless I manage to f**k up spectacularly (I hope not)." With her exciting news to share, she told her husband, who made all the right.
