You're dramatically underestimating the power of societal expectations. Heterosexual couples in the US where the wife earns more than the husband lie about thei

You're dramatically underestimating the power of societal expectations. Heterosexual couples in the US where the wife earns more than the husband lie about their incomes [1] to reduce the difference in earnings. Going against societal expectations is not "just common sense" to most people. Full disclosure: my wife earns way more than I do, though that was not what we expected when we got married. [1] https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/07/wives-earning-more-than-husbands.html https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/07/wives-earning...