sf wrote:

> If his salary isn't similar to Daddy's, they're in for a rough ride.
> Too bad! However, if she told him up front what she told you.... he
> entered into marriage forewarned. I can only say that she must be
> *very* good in the areas that interest him most (unless *he's* a gold
> digger).
>
Oh come on... I had a big wedding. I didn't expect anything more from my
parents. The wedding was just as much their party and their own friends
and guests as ours.
I left my father's home and learned to pinch pennies and live a less
sheltered or financial easy lifestyle because we didn't have the same
finances as my parents at their point of life. But then again, neither
did my parents have it themselves when they started out! It is a growing
up thing to learn to support yourself rather than be supported. A couple
is starting small and working up....and if they're smart they recognize
that.
I think the only problem young folks need to work on now is delayed
gratification. Learn not to go into debt just to obtain "things" that
are long gone before the debt itself.