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Originally Posted by It's Mike
you make some reasonable points here. For myself, I prefer a wife who will challenge me on things as opposed to be a cheerleader. But I don't think there is one type of spouse that works for everyone. Some people need a kick in the ass, some need a cheerleader, some need a rock of support. Most need some cominbation of all these things. Whatever your need is though, we should not underestimate the value of a spouse, and this is particuarly true when that spouse is the mother/father of your children. Getting married should be the most important and well thought out decision of your life. If once married you can honestly think that there is a reasonable dollar figure that you can put on the value of your spouse that I can assure you that you've made a bad choice.
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It's not about putting a dollar figure on the worth or value of a spouse. Really, that's not even relevant in this case because they are no longer married. It's more about putting a dollar value on what this woman needs to provide for herself and their child. There is no woman out there that needs $900,000 a year to sustain a good and productive lifestyle, with or without any number of children.
We all understand the point of what a housewife adds to a family when you have a husband with a demanding job. However, just as much as she enabled him to have a successful career while at the same time having children, he enabled an extremely lavish lifestyle for his family. For whatever reasons, they've now decided that the marriage isn't workable, and unless Mr. Nantz was abusive or commited some sort of infidelity, he should only be required to provide for his child and an average, livable salary for his ex-wife.
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