“Being financially dependent on anyone, including a spouse, is fundamentally undignified”
Agree
- Independence is prerequisite for genuine dignity and choice
- Financial dependence creates power imbalance inevitably
- Autonomy requires ability to walk away always
- Can't have equal partnership without equal resources
Disagree
- Interdependence is human nature and beautiful
- Division of labor in partnerships is practical
- Love transcends economic arrangements completely
- Some roles provide non-financial value equally important
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