Breadwinner Wives and the Men They Marry: How to Have a Successful Marriage While Outearning Your Husband [Paperback]

Randi Minetor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2002

Minetor, a breadwinner wife for more than ten years, explores the new, untraditional marital lifestyle dynamic by sharing the anecdotes and stories of over 120 couples in which the wife earns more money.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Minetor, an advertising executive, met her husband when they both worked at a small theater. She was a PR assistant; he was an electrician. Minetor knew, almost from the outset, that her income would surpass her husband's dramatically. Now happily married, they both have successful careers, and Minetor earns more than her husband, who works in lighting design. Their situation is shared by roughly one-third of dual income couples, and while the Minetors have managed to navigate the differences in their respective income and career responsibilities, many couples have difficulty doing so, says the author. To prove her thesis, she surveyed some 60 couples across the country. Some of Minetor's discussions will resonate with readers: many women say they come home, often to stay-at-home husbands, to find that they must still do much of the housework. Other common problems include differences over what type of vacations to take, exchange of gifts and basic money management. The author's suggestions on improving communication and sharing household duties are useful, but the book is not a full-length sociological study of an important economic and societal trend. Minetor's work is interesting because relatively little has been written about breadwinner wives. However, her light, pop psychology approach may disappoint those searching for more analysis.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: New Horizon Press (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882822152
• ISBN-13: 978-0882822150
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,638,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born, raised, and still a resident of Rochester, NY, Randi Minetor never imagined she'd be writing about outdoor adventure--in fact, she may still hold her high school's record for skipping the most gym classes in a single year. When she discovered the backcountry wonders of America's national parks in 1992 with her husband, photographer/lighting designer Nic Minetor, that first trip changed her life--and by 2000, the Minetors had pledged to see all 391 (now 397) national parks in their lifetimes. A way to subsidize this passion materialized in 2006, when they began writing and photographing books on the parks for FalconGuides. Today Randi has written 21 books for The Globe Pequot Press, ranging from national park travel to American history to the best day hikes in upstate New York. Another book is in progress. In addition, Randi is the National Parks Examiner on examiner.com.

Randi maintains a business client base as a corporate writing and media relations professional in Rochester. When not writing (and when is she not writing?), she is an avid birder and a contestant in the annual Montezuma Muckrace birding competition in Seneca Falls, NY. (Her team came in third in 2011's Muckrace!) Nic is the resident lighting designer for Eastman Opera Theatre, and provides lighting design to theatre productions at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, as well as to Mercury Opera and Blackfriars Theatre. The Minetors live in a 1917 American Foursquare home in Rochester, to which they are performing a lengthy but satisfying mission/arts and crafts restoration. To date, they have visited 278 national parks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book also for the husbands of the breadwinners, February 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Breadwinner Wives and the Men They Marry: How to Have a Successful Marriage While Outearning Your Husband (Paperback)

As the husband of a breadwinner wife, I approached this book with some concern. But the author seems to have talked to real people, and she addresses real-world issues for people like me. She also provides some sound advice for making sure that relationships and homelife remain happy.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fast, energetic read--with great information, February 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Breadwinner Wives and the Men They Marry: How to Have a Successful Marriage While Outearning Your Husband (Paperback)

it's amazing that 29% of all married women in America make more than their husbands -- and no one has written this book before now! Randi Minetor not only provides an overview of the ways in which women are affected when they are the primary breadwinners-she also writes positively about men, and how men can enjoy these relationships when they go into them with open minds. There's so much here to help us figure out how to share housework, finances and child care--I felt so much better after reading this! Now I know how to start to break my usual patterns and start building a real partnership with my husband.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breadwinner wives and the men they marry, March 21, 2002

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This review is from: Breadwinner Wives and the Men They Marry: How to Have a Successful Marriage While Outearning Your Husband (Paperback)

Breadwinner Wives is just the book to save my marriage. Both my husband and I read it. It opened up a dialog between us for the first time in years. We love how easy it is to understand and plus there are real practical actions to take. Terrific insights.
Thank you Randi Minetor! (author)