Hana’s line about her husband planning for his retirement lifetime stopped me cold. Not because it’s unusual — because it’s so common that most couples never even name it out loud. The planning just quietly assumes a shared endpoint. What I see, over and over, is that the gap isn’t always between what women earn and what men earn. It’s between the life being planned for and the life that’s actually most likely. That’s the conversation that changes everything — and it almost never happens until something forces it. Thank you for writing this one.
Hana’s line about her husband planning for his retirement lifetime stopped me cold. Not because it’s unusual — because it’s so common that most couples never even name it out loud. The planning just quietly assumes a shared endpoint. What I see, over and over, is that the gap isn’t always between what women earn and what men earn. It’s between the life being planned for and the life that’s actually most likely. That’s the conversation that changes everything — and it almost never happens until something forces it. Thank you for writing this one.
Definitely like to hear more about this subject!