Re: What happened to the breadwinner?

Anniemuldoon, perhaps you have hit on a point when you say that you married in 1955. I was one of the 'Baby boomer' generation - born in 1950 and got married in 1973. I'm sure that my parents could have identified with your experiences, but people of my generation had different aspirations. My mother never worked after getting married, though my M-i-L did (she was a weaver).

Strangely enough Twizard, our first house was also £4000 - in the days when the bank would lend 2.5 times salary with a 10% deposit.
Difference is, we bought the house and then set the wedding date.

Back in Hampshire where I lived most of my life, a new build semi will cost £250k - £300k.