Female money doesn't buy male happiness: Macho men let their female partner's higher income threaten their relationship

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 14:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Macho men whose partners earn more than they do have worse romantic relationships, in part because the difference in income is a strain for them, according to a new study. Conversely, men who are not so traditional in their masculinity do not place as much importance on the difference in income and, as a result, appear to have better quality relationships with their female partner.

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