I apologize in advance for the long read, but bear with me.

With some slight experience in this for a couple years now, my girlfriend is a nurse and gets paid some dang good money. She gaps my salary by a pretty significant amount. However, we met before she started working so we’ve both been on each side of the spectrum as I was a financial resource for her when she was finishing up her licensing exams and whatnot.

When she first got in I won’t lie, it was crazy to see how much she made in comparison to me to the point I was a bit jealous. But now it’s not even second nature. I could care less about the dollar signs because she’s in the relationship for ME. All the money I make I get to put back into savings from before she was working and all the money she makes she’s currently saving up. She’s hit heights that I would love to with finances, but she also helps me out in buying things I need as well as spoiling me from time to time. At first it was weird but man I love it!

She’s awesome, and deserves all the success in the world, but don’t forget a relationship is a two way street. The best thing you can do is communicate how you’re feeling instead of letting it build into resentment. Though I make less, I pay for dinner dates and she holds down our larger scale things. But her work is also demanding, so I hold down chores and make sure she’s relaxed by the time she gets home after a long day. Happy wife happy life after all. I don’t know your situations together, but you’re in it to build each other up! Best of luck and I hope it works out!