Marrying The Wrong Man Will Be Your Worst Financial Decision

Thanks to Betterment for sponsoring this video! Get started, be invested, Sign up in minutes: https://www.betterment.com/influencer/the-financial-diet?utm_campaign=INF&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_source=Instagram&utm_content=tfdinvesting Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/TFD and use promo code TFD at checkout! In this video essay, Chelsea dives into the realities of marriage for women, statistically speaking: how we’re sold an idea of an egalitarian partnership, and how that ultimately does not play out for many women — financially, or emotionally. Marrying the right partner can add so much to your life, but the wrong one can do exactly the opposite. Special thanks to: -Our guest Robyn -Mel Hamlett: https://www.tiktok.com/@melhamlett?lang=en & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRW66WXeQGNdV1NtyAIv0Cg SOURCE LINKS: https://www.britannica.com/topic/dowry https://www.britannica.com/topic/coverture https://www.fdic.gov/resources/supervision-and-examinations/consumer-compliance-examination-manual/documents/5/v-7-1.pdf https://theweek.com/culture-life/men-women-housework-unequal https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/04/13/in-a-growing-share-of-u-s-marriages-husbands-and-wives-earn-about-the-same/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/11/why-women-cant-put-down-the-vacuum/680714/ https://onlinepublichealth.gwu.edu/resources/equity-vs-equality/ https://donnafreedman.com/financial-planning-many-women-dont-care/#google_vignette https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-18/why-don-t-more-fathers-take-paternity-leave https://qz.com/401236/even-couples-who-split-the-housework-end-up-unequal-once-a-baby-is-born https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting/schools-call-mom-dad-research-study-emily-oster https://iwpr.org/motherhood-is-hard-pay-penalties-make-it-harder/ https://www.northerntrust.com/united-states/institute/articles/financial-mistakes-women-make-during-the-divorce-process CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:41 Ad Break 00:04:51 Intro 00:11:45 Chapter 1: A history of marriage as economic proposition 00:15:48 Chapter 2: When he's not willing to meet you halfway 00:24:20 Chapter 3: The tyranny of the 50/50 warriors 00:34:01 Chapter 4: The "wife allowance" dynamic coming back into vogue 00:41:00 Chapter 5: Having kids (when things go from bad to worse) 00:50:59 Chapter 6: When you inevitably want a divorce from him