I 36 M make significantly less than my partner 33 M. Can wage gap workout?
I have been dating for several months my partner who I adore.
But for the first time in my life I am dating someone not on a level playing field financially with me.
I am 36 and earning what I would say is a decent and respectable 60k a year in the Midwest as a working professional in the Insurance Industry. He however, is a Pharmacist earning almost triple my salary at 150k a year.
How should I navigate this? Money does not mean anything to me as long as we both work and aren't lazy. I am a hard worker I love my jobm I'm just not at his income level. But eventually the income gap creep is going to show. He wants to go on monthly trips lots of concerts lots of sporting events and spend money more freely than I have in my life. Not that I am poor by any means. And I enjoy the time we spend together doing these things.
Right now he contibutes more to these things than I do or can. I worry he will see me as a burden some day. Any thoughts or advice ?
Tl;Dr can income gaps sustain in a relationship ?