> Interestingly, the relationship between wife’s relative income and husband’s > psychological distress is not found among couples where wives outearned > hus

> Interestingly, the relationship between wife’s relative income and husband’s > psychological distress is not found among couples where wives outearned > husbands at the beginning of their marriage pointing to importance of marital > selection. I would like to know what causes the distress exacly. Does the distress come from thinking of themselves as under-performing? They started with a higher income but did not manage to progress as quickly as their spouse. Or do they fear that their spouse will leave them if they do not turn it around?