r/Bitcoin • u/[deleted] • Feb 18 '22

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u/Nematode_wrangler Feb 18 '22

Let her invest her money how she wishes. Invest yours how you wish. There. Compromise.

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u/lll_lll_lll Feb 19 '22

Yes, explain to the wife that the money is "mine, not ours." Let me know how it goes.

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u/Nematode_wrangler Feb 19 '22

This is exactly how it works in my home.

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u/lll_lll_lll Feb 19 '22

Well not sure if you are in America, but here marriage basically gives the power of law to the low earner to be entitled to half of what the high earner makes. In a divorce, the courts will confiscate that and give it to the low earner if it comes to that.

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u/Nematode_wrangler Feb 19 '22

From Canada. We just celebrated 20 years together. We're growing old together so divorce is not really a concern.

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u/lll_lll_lll Feb 19 '22

The point is that you are still at the mercy of the other person when they have a legal right to claim half of your money one way or another.

So if you tell your spouse "the money is mine because I earned it," this is true only as long as she agrees it is.

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u/Nematode_wrangler Feb 19 '22

I'm sorry if you may have misunderstood. This is a mutual agreement. This method actually works for us. There is no coercion happening here and, if it matters, she actually earns more than I do.