To find this entitled?

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaahh]

This doesn't apply to people with childcare or caring responsibilities, any sort of illness or disability which means they cannot work full time.
But I've seen a few people on here or social media basically saying 'I can do supply/care work/0 hours work and sometimes only get a shift or two a week, because my husband earns well.'

So they're pretty much choosing to swan about and avoid full-time work, because they assume their husband or partner will carry on in their high-earning, full time role.

What happens if this husband loses their job, becomes sick, or just decides they're sick of having to be the breadwinner?

I see it all the time on supply teacher pages,'Oh I've only had 1 day of work in 2 months but it's fine because my husband is the breadwinner!!'

There are other jobs where you could make a living, you just don't want to do them, yet you still want your dream forever house and luxury lifestyle. If it were the wife full-time and the husband taking the piss there would be uproar.

But these women are not ‘sponging’ of their husbands if the husbands are happy with this arrangement.
Why do you think the women are ‘swanning around’ doing their part time jobs? Maybe they give 150% to their work roles. Maybe they want a job to use their skills outside the home but want to be available as much as possible to home life. Which could be anything from keeping the house clean, home cooking, maintaining their own low stress levels, doing the school tun, going on holidays at the drop of a hat when husband is free from work, go horse riding or do yoga, a million things that takes the majority of their time.
Why shouldn’t they if they can? You’re not subsidising them, they’re not doing anything bad yo anyone, the husbands are OK with the arrangement. What’s the problem?

I would'nt want to be this reliant on a man personally, I would absolutely hate it, but I value my independence I guess. Christ knows what these men are thinking, they must be getting something out of it, maybe they like having someone else doing all the cleaning and cooking.

This!
I covered everything at home including ND child, organising gardeners and caring for animals so we could have a lovely home. I was lucky to have complete freedom.

Didn't earn anything.

At some point there was a crossover then DH sold his business and I now run my own and support him.

He’s a film extra, goes to acting and painting classes and plays in a band.

He’s also taken over my role with food shopping and cooking.

Is he now sponging off me?

When I was working in a long hour, high pressure job I frequently joked that I needed a wife. I can see exactly what those men get out of it.

You know the OP was not talking about people with caring/childcare responsibilities?

A lot of men prefer woman not working and taking care of stuff. Probably why men don’t do it as they don’t like it and feel demasculated. It may be sexist but traditionally woman have done a better job of managing things in the home. I don’t know many woman that live off their husbands without having previously done most of the child care for children.
A lot of men like working and are happy to come home to a clean house, their washing washed dried and ironed, their lunch and dinner made and admin taken care of. A lot of woman are happy in this role whilst a lot of men aren’t. Biology may come into it so it’s not sexist if it’s a choice that two people are consenting to

It literally has nothing to do with you. Why do you care about other people's domestic arrangements? Personally I'd always want to earn my own money and contribute to savings and pension but that's my choice. I work 4 days in a professional role, husband earns twice what I do- am I sponging off him as our lifestyle is fairly comfortable due to his salary?

If both people in a relationship don't need to be employed outside of the house, then why should they? Surely this leaves a job opening for someone who actually needs employment?

@Anarchy99I do but given DD was away at Uni and then working full time the last 6 years I suspect I could have found paid work based on the criteria set out.

I don't envy that lifestyle because 1) I'd personally find it a bit boring and 2) (most importantly) its a risky position to be in as a adult dependant. Deaths, chronic illnesses, abuse, infidelity and redundancy are unfortunately not uncommon, and if the other party (regardless of gender) cannot financially support themselves, then that's a real risk.

I'd see it less as entitled behavior and more as naive/shortsighted.

Your life your choice. I know that my late husband was thinking how happy he was and even happier because I was happy too. Oh and I paid for cleaning and ironing

Yes. Absolutely agree.
Every woman .. whether she has children or not, is married or not, should be able to support herself financially and not rely on a bloke.
See it on here all the time... husband/partner leaves and then they have nothing.
Or partner is an abusive bell-end and she has no way of leaving.
Short sighted. Plus it has an impact on pensions.
Build your own nest.

Maybe they choose not to work and have a tradition household, but still enjoy the social aspect and satisfaction of the workplace. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Good on them ! I travelled for a year and worked to live, so only worked the minimum I needed to pay for rent and food so that the rest of the time I could explore and have an amazing time. I worked with a temp agency for the year. Absolutely loved it ! Highly recommend

Are you for real? You seem wracked with envy that adults you don’t know have made decisions about their lives that don’t affect you, your post is unhinged I’m afraid.

I could easily have done so, although to a lesser standard but chose not to.

This.

Its a situation women were 'traditionally' forced into seeing as we had no access to personal banking until 1975 and were prevented from owning property in our own names in the past.
The patriarchy made it so... not women.

But what if those risks were taken care of?

Well I hope it works out for you.
Personally I prefer to make and spend my own money and know I can never be left in the shit.

By?

The banking thing is not true. I had a bank account, my own, not sponsored, in 1971. You did have to be over 18.

You should read some of the posts on Quora! Some women there think their Dh's should pay ALL household expenses even when they both earn the same.

Not your circus, not your Monkeys!

The laws that discriminated against women 100 years ago in Britain – Right to Equality
Finally, under existing law at the time, married women weren’t even allowed to open a bank account without their husbands’ permission until 1975 when the Equal Opportunities Commission successfully campaigned for marital equality legislation allowing married couples equal financial autonomy from one another regardless of gender.

I may have had my own bank account then, but my father had to sign the application for it. After I got married in 1977, my DH had to sign and submit MY tax returns.