Divorce Source: Two Career Families: Contracting for Intimacy

Divorce Source: Two Career Families: Contracting for Intimacy: "Two Career Families: Contracting for Intimacy
(provided by Alternatives Divorce Mediation)

The days of single model for marriage are over. Now there are multiple models. No longer is it the rule for the man to bear the sole responsibility for bringing home the proverbial bacon while the woman is responsible for caring for the home and children. In some marriages it is the woman who is the primary wage-earner while the man assumes the role of homemaker and primary care-giver. As women's roles changes in our society so does the nature of marriage change. Therefore, alternative models to the traditional one where Dad brings home the bacon and Mom is the one who takes care of the home had to evolve.

The most common model alternative is the two-career family. In this model both the husband and wife have committed themselves to the pursuit of a career. Television's The Cosby Show, depicting a lawyer/wife and physician/husband, has replaced Father Knows Best. Two-career families are different from the families where women have worked to help with the family finances. In the two career family it isn't only necessity that places both husband and wife in the market place, but choice. Each partner chooses to follow a career to rake a job to achieve both financial rewards and personal fulfillment. In many instances financial necessity has no bearing "

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posted by Robert Heard at 9:30 AM