I was thinking the same thing as cv. Who supports the grandfathers and the sons-in-law of the grandfathers? I can’t see how this system can possibly be supported any longer than it has been so far unless the wife works like a dog.
Speaking of which, a joke I heard:When Adam and Chava were expelled from Gan Eden, they were each given a curse: Chava would have the pain of childbirth and Adam would have to work for his living. This worked for 5500 years and they then invented the epidural. Now that it’s not as painful, they gave the curse of working to the women to make up for it.
Ladies, do not beat me up for this. I don’t like it any more than you do. I personally don’t think that it should be the full responsibility of the wife to support the family and take care of the kids. At this point, I don’t know yet whether I want to marry a learning or working boy but my parents are not supporting and I don’t want them to. They did so much for me so far— why should I expect so much as a matter of course? Nobody supported them when they got married. They worked. Both of them.