Here’s the deal.

You're dating a wonderful man who treats you well. But you suspect he makes less than you do. You haven’t shared any income information with each other yet, but you're pretty sure you're the higher income earner. And you're wondering if you should get serious, and maybe even marry, a man who makes less than you do.

To help with your decision think about the following things:

Where Are You? Take a look at yourself, your career and your income and assess if it’s fair to hold anyone else to those standards. If you only date men who earn more than you do, you'll be limiting your prospects to everyone but those men who comprise a tiny percentage of the male population. What of the rest? Think about if your income is a fair standard to hold others to.

What Does His Income Mean? Why is this guy making less money than you are? It is because he’s not motivated or because his industry is just not that well paid. For example, if your honey is a middle school math teacher, but he’s the best middle school math teacher in the world and truly loves his job, then who cares what his salary is? You have a driven, fulfilled man in your life! Celebrate that. But, if he’s not bringing home the bacon because he’s constantly getting fired from jobs, can’t figure out what he wants to be when he grows up and hates every position he’s ever had, then I say move on and find someone with more earning potential.

Is This The Only Issue? Are you hung up on his salary because it’s the only issue between you guys or are you hung up on it because it’s a symptom of a lot of other problems between you two? If you’re head over heels with a great guy who’s just a six-figure salary away from being perfect, who cares? You’ve found love! But, if you’re harping on this issue because you have concerns about a bunch of stuff in your relationship, then use this as your emergency exit and end the relationship.

What’s His Future? Is your man just not making a lot of money now, but will be in the future? Most successful entrepreneurs start by bootstrapping, which basically means doing a lot with a very little bit of money. Once the business takes off, though, it’s a different story. Are you taking his whole game plan into account when you’re judging his earning potential? An ambitious guy with a great idea can go really far!
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At the end of the day, the decision is yours.

If this guy is as wonderful as you say and treats you well, are you going to write him off, because he makes a few thousand dollars short of your salary?

Source: pattiknows.com

As long as he's meager income is able to provide the basic needs of life, it's no big deal.

If he's a great guy, and being the lesser income earner is the only problem, then it's really not an ish. Especially if he's okay with it. Most men aint cool with their woman earning more than they do.

MzPreshie:
If he's a great guy, and being the lesser income earner is the only problem, then it's really not an ish. Especially if he's okay with it. Most men aint cool with their woman earning more than they do.

Yes, I hear you.

On the other hand, some women's mothers strongly disapprove of their daughters dating and/or marrying men they feel are 'beneath' their daughters' station of life. They will find every opportunity to make both the daughter and the BF/Husband know of it, in no uncertain terms. A steady supply of such disapproval can poison a relationship or destroy a marriage, if the daughter can't or won't stand up for her BF/Husband.