Blue Collar Guys

clb76sweetness · Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 9

I'm not married, but is anyone married to a blue collar guy? Does the professional woman/blue collar guy relationship work?

SpicyLatEna · Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 6

It can if you make it.....you have to be realistic though and really not live beyond your means..budgeting is everything....if your blue collar guy's salary doesn't match yours then you have to be realistic about what you expect from him financially...you can't expect him to foot all the bills if he doesn't make enough to do so so you have to come to some sort of middle ground...add up all the monthly expenses you both incur...then expect him to pay what you know he can realistically afford...or at the very very least...take care of his own expenses like gas,insurance...his credit card biills his cell phone bill etc....my hubby handles the smaller bills like the car insurance,basic utilities while i basically tackle the rent...because i can afford the rent with no problem and if he's at least helping with the utilities.that's a burden off of me...so work with both of your salaries and remember....just be realistic..hope this helps..

square813 · Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 246

my hub was blue collar and even when we were living together we had a joint bank account. there was no ill do these bills and you do this. if your married or in a serious relationship its about working together.

courtneyiscool · Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 130

that because of the income levels of the professional and the blue collar worker?

catscalw · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 109

I think she may be talking about the emotional aspects. Will a blue collar guy and a professional women marriage work? That depends upon whether or not the guy has a controlling ego, and is secure in himself, and identifies himself as more that just a breadwinner/checkbook: it depends upon how his wife lets him know that she appreciates him for all who he is.

Guitarista · Joined: 15 Aug 2008 Posts: 87

Sure, I think it could work, but it's pretty much just as Catsclaw said.

Both would have to be supportive of one another, just like in any successful marriage.

Look at the other situation...professional man, and woman who doesn't have a degree. If the man is decent to her and doesn't cheat/fool around or have that attitude that "the one with the gold makes the rules", it can succeed.

Same thing in reverse.

Remember, Albert Einstein once said, "If I had it to do over again, I'd be a plumber". No more atomic bombs.

Sometimes being a professional is not such a great thing after all....there is much good in many blue collar men.