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by valval 580 days ago
There’s nothing wrong with single income families, as that has been the default setting for all of our history. I’m inclined to believe that is a solution for some problem that we don’t remember.

By the way, love how you addressed us as “straight men”, flushing down the toilet any interest we had in taking you seriously.

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>There’s nothing wrong with single income families

Except the economies. When dual income becomes more common, housing starts to charge under that assumption.

Most people literally cannot afford to be single income. There are divorcees who stay together simply because either cannot afford to move out and go it alone for a while.

There's definitely nothing wrong with them. But we a matter of risk mitigation, it's obvious why people wish to put themselves in a situation where they don't wind up in the situation or being dependent on a single income (that is another person) when they have preplanned all that out already and chosen it
No bank anywhere in the western world will lend you money for a house on a single income. Double income is the norm, so it's reflected in the price.
In 2023, single women made up 17% of home buyers, and single men accounted for 9% of buyers.

https://www.rocketmoney.com/learn/homeownership/womens-housi...

This is 10000% false. Straight up misinformation.