pb4uski
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Wow, I'm surprised that two folks have posted in this thread that their wives don't know the family financial status. I find that very disturbing for all kinds of reasons.
Glad we have counseled our kids to make financial compatibility a very important factor in choosing their life partners.
You jump to WAY too many conclusions. DW and I are quite compatible, financially and otherwise. We are both LBYM, but she is more frugal than I. She knows we are well off as we live on the water and are retired early. She just doesn't have interest in the details and trusts that I am on top of it.
My comment on regretting when she finds out was not that I think she would want to split if she knew, but more than she might accelerate spending. 32 years today so we must be doing something right.
If DW asked, I would not withhold anything, but she just isn't interested. My mom is the same way, she trusted dad to take care of those things just like she trusts me to now that dad is gone.