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Stop being jealous of rich woman

178 replies

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 16:25

All this envy some of you have towards women married to rich men.
HE has the money not her if she's given up her job to look after the kids shes pretty much stuck can't even run away unless it's to live in a tent because he pays the rent and she has none of her own money. Technically could be starved by him because he's 100% in control of the finances.

Same goes for the kids actually just because they have a rich dad doesn't mean he isn't beating ten tons of shit out of them

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KilkennyCats · 18/08/2025 19:13

Doesn’t matter where you’re from, op, your point makes no sense at all.

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:16

KilkennyCats · 18/08/2025 19:13

Doesn’t matter where you’re from, op, your point makes no sense at all.

What part do you not understand?

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KilkennyCats · 18/08/2025 19:18

The whole premise is faulty, that’s not due to a lack of understanding on my part.

Doingtheboxerbeat · 18/08/2025 19:19

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 18:24

People that bitterly moan about the "privileged" wives and kids of rich men annoy me. Thatt is built on the assumption hes a good man. You don't think it matters but he's real life consequences kids in those situations have missed out on going to university seeing as the loan is based on your parents income as if everyone gets on with their parents.

And all the snakes on here that brag about reporting their poor on welfare friends/sisters etc for fraud because they don't declare their new partner straight away. That's also assuming he helps out. People have killed themselves over the stress of being reported

OP, you probably need to respond to the specific posts or posters because you are sounding like we all do this specific thing , when we obviously don't all do this. I don't partake in benefit bashing and I don't really care how someone rich isn't really rich.
Would this be about the thread where someone on six figures was wanging on about childcare costs? 🤔

Ontheedgeofit · 18/08/2025 19:22

Is this a pep talk OP. Some reflection? Your posts stink of jealousy.

InMyOpenOnion · 18/08/2025 19:24

Odd thread. But I think when most people say they are envious of the wealthy, it's a fleeting moment of wanting the lifestyle and the surface trimmings. It's not a deep thought about what might be going on beneath the surface.

cupfinalchaos · 18/08/2025 19:24

Sounds like it’s you the venom’s coming from. I’m married to a man who’s done very well but half of everything’s in my name so no, he couldn’t starve me. And we’re both very happy thank you!

Bleachedlevis · 18/08/2025 19:25

shellyleppard · 18/08/2025 16:46

😂😂😂 shouldn't the title be rich women 😂😂

👍

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:25

Ontheedgeofit · 18/08/2025 19:22

Is this a pep talk OP. Some reflection? Your posts stink of jealousy.

Who do I seem jealous of?

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Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:27

KilkennyCats · 18/08/2025 19:18

The whole premise is faulty, that’s not due to a lack of understanding on my part.

Point is just that a man's financial situation says nothing about his wife/girlfriends seeing as some men are selfish bastards. And that goes for the wives of millionaires and women on welfare and everything in between

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LaughingCat · 18/08/2025 19:28

I think this thread gets the Batshit Awards tonight. OP - this has got to be the most confusing, nonsensical thread of the week. What on earth are you going on about? o.O

ChristmasFluff · 18/08/2025 19:31

OP, in the UK you can get divorced due to unreasonable behaviour of these fictitious brutal rich men. Asset splitting would begin at 50-50, and ditto for children's residency. Children do not go 'with the house', if there is any kind of dispute on residency, the courts tend to favour the parent who has done most of the childcare, which the fictitious stay at home mother will have done.

Benefits are not affected by dating, only by cohabiting.

You do not seem to understand how the UK works, which is why people are assuming you do not live here.

Anchorage56 · 18/08/2025 19:33

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:27

Point is just that a man's financial situation says nothing about his wife/girlfriends seeing as some men are selfish bastards. And that goes for the wives of millionaires and women on welfare and everything in between

Do you just hate rich men or something 😆

aCatCalledFawkes · 18/08/2025 19:39

This is a bizarre post. You're talking about rich women whilst saying there not rich because it all belongs to the man.

Aside from cases of domestic violence, there is no reason for a woman to feel like she can't have her own career even if she is entitled to assets in a divorce. There is now law suggesting that marrying a rich man means never working yourself. I'm struggling to find sympathy TBH.

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:45

ChristmasFluff · 18/08/2025 19:31

OP, in the UK you can get divorced due to unreasonable behaviour of these fictitious brutal rich men. Asset splitting would begin at 50-50, and ditto for children's residency. Children do not go 'with the house', if there is any kind of dispute on residency, the courts tend to favour the parent who has done most of the childcare, which the fictitious stay at home mother will have done.

Benefits are not affected by dating, only by cohabiting.

You do not seem to understand how the UK works, which is why people are assuming you do not live here.

Ive lived in the UK my entire life I'm not going to beg people to believe me because it's irrelevant to my point really.
There's threads on here where posters discuss reporting mothers they suspect of pretending to be single for welfare. I actually had another school parent spread a rumour around the school that I was doing this 🙄some people really have nothing better to do.
Of course you can get divorced but it's easier said than done that's why so many women stay with abusive men

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butterpuffed · 18/08/2025 19:46

Why are you writing one thread but about two different subjects ?
Women with rich husbands
Women on benefits having to declare a man moving in

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:48

butterpuffed · 18/08/2025 19:46

Why are you writing one thread but about two different subjects ?
Women with rich husbands
Women on benefits having to declare a man moving in

Because people assume the man shares his money in both those situations when it doesn't necessarily mean he does

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Anchorage56 · 18/08/2025 19:49

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:45

Ive lived in the UK my entire life I'm not going to beg people to believe me because it's irrelevant to my point really.
There's threads on here where posters discuss reporting mothers they suspect of pretending to be single for welfare. I actually had another school parent spread a rumour around the school that I was doing this 🙄some people really have nothing better to do.
Of course you can get divorced but it's easier said than done that's why so many women stay with abusive men

Right so this subject matter is connected to you.

tinytemper66 · 18/08/2025 19:50

Eh?

ChristmasFluff · 18/08/2025 19:57

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:45

Ive lived in the UK my entire life I'm not going to beg people to believe me because it's irrelevant to my point really.
There's threads on here where posters discuss reporting mothers they suspect of pretending to be single for welfare. I actually had another school parent spread a rumour around the school that I was doing this 🙄some people really have nothing better to do.
Of course you can get divorced but it's easier said than done that's why so many women stay with abusive men

Everything is easier said than done. If people only did things that were easier done than said, no-one would do anything.

But the wife of a rich man will find it FAR easier to divorce than the wife of a poor one.

The women who are stuck in their marriages due to finances are more likely to be the ones where two incomes are needed to manage the finances, or where the wife is a SAHM and the husband only earns just enough for them to manage.

I hope this puts your mind at rest, and you can stop worrying about these hard-done-to wives of rich men.

Radiowaawaa · 18/08/2025 19:57

I’m not jealous, I don’t need a rich husband and I’m not cheating anyone or anything.

Please be jealous of me now. Thank you.

butterpuffed · 18/08/2025 19:58

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:48

Because people assume the man shares his money in both those situations when it doesn't necessarily mean he does

Because they both apply to you.

steff13 · 18/08/2025 20:10

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 19:48

Because people assume the man shares his money in both those situations when it doesn't necessarily mean he does

But if you require benefits in order to get by, you need to not move a non-contributing man in with you.

Sackofsatchels · 18/08/2025 20:14

steff13 · 18/08/2025 20:10

But if you require benefits in order to get by, you need to not move a non-contributing man in with you.

People don't always show their true colours until you live with them. Move in a high earning but selfish man you'll have to cancel your claim and when you get rid of him/he leaves, it takes a month to make a new claim. Not ideal for someone with bills to pay

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KilkennyCats · 18/08/2025 20:16

You sound so bitter that your “welfare” payments were stopped, op.
Why not try doing some of that earning lark yourself?