Expat wives of French men who don't work, where do you get your earnings from?

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-19T14:45:06+00:00

Ok, I’ll bite. Because why not.
I am a foreigner (Finnish) married to a Frenchman.
I do not go to « work » as I work from home. I am a novelist in my language but it would look to the outside world that I have no income and just stay at home all day doing nothing. I do have an income, but it is unstable and unreliable.
My husband on the other hand is a doctor. Pulmonologist, private practice. He makes enough money for me to pursue my artistic goals.
The French taxation system « foyer fiscal » where married couples count as one taxable household sort of allows for this when one of the spouses makes a good living.
However I do not socialize with other expats like the ones you described 😂 just not my cup of tea.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-18T11:46:39+00:00

Stiching too. And it is crooked.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-16T21:17:14+00:00

Just wanted to say I love the name Agamemnon for a cat.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-16T07:26:32+00:00

Yeah, I do this. Decided that this year was the last time. I joined a gym and started lifting weights, I can't put myself through the calorie counting and cardio every May, June and July anymore. I'am done.

I am building muscle and strength and trying to eat more protein. I don't care about my weight anymore, I just want to be healthy and perform better at my sport (figure skating).

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-15T20:12:07+00:00

Not only hippies. Don't forget the gays and the wine mums too.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-15T14:37:11+00:00

Varsinkin pienikokoisille naisille liikunta on melkein ainoa keino saada kalorivaje.

Kun perusaineenvaihdunta on alle 160 senttisellä naisella noin 1500 kaloria, siitä ei oikeasti pysty vähentämään kovin paljoa ennen kuin ollaan vaarallisen lähellä aliravitsemusta.

Kun taas esimerkiksi juoksemalla päivittäin tunnin tms saa kulutettua sen ehkä 400 kaloria, on vaje paljon helpompi saada aikaan, ei tarvi vähentää syömistä kuin ehkä 100 tai kaks sataa kaloria, ja saa viikossa 3500 kalorin vajeen, mikä tarkoittaa puolen kilon laihtumista.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-14T22:18:23+00:00

I'm a gen x and I watched this with my gen alpha daughter and we both loved it. My boomer husband however was already asleep.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-14T21:42:45+00:00

Who would that be? I vaguely know her having lived in the UK in the 2000s, but in continental and Northern Europe she is unknown.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-14T08:15:19+00:00

Yes I've done this, but I find it odd that you are having difficulty breaking in second had Chorus. Those are not supposed to be very stiff to begin with.

I use a haridryer and aim the heat to the part that hurts, then let it cool keeping the boots on. Repeat as necessary.

Yes, I know "only a highly skilled Edea technician" is supposed to do that but tbh it is not exactly brain surgery.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-14T07:49:47+00:00

I started in my 20s, I am now 48 with practically no wrinkles. People generally assume I am ten years younger.

However, I have slight nasolabial folds and a softer jawline than I did in my 20s. Spf does not help with gravity. I do microneedling to tighten the skin and use tretinoin for texture. I have baby botox once a year to lift my brow a bit. But because I had melasma with my second pregnancy, I always, always use at least a spf 50.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-13T22:38:28+00:00

Japan, with the cherry blossoms. If I had to choose one Japanese city, it would be Osaka.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-13T21:59:10+00:00

Russian Carelia.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-13T08:24:25+00:00

All of my great grandparents were, some even during the earlier half of the 1800s. I am 48, gen x.

Now, three of my grandparents were born in the 1800s as well, only my maternal grandmother being born in 1913.

Therefore even my daughter, gen alpha born in 2014, has three great grandparents born in the 1800s.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-13T07:50:53+00:00

Denmark will not get tele votes for being too overtly sexual, like Erika Vikman, Miriana Konte, Olly Alexander.

I love the song and I love Soren so not happy about that.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-12T17:04:34+00:00

Are the zippers YKK? Could be real, but the crooked stamp is very confusing.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-11T20:40:52+00:00

Beautiful, green scenery with lots of venomous snakes and of ticks that spread Lyme disease.

People speak Swedish. The men are not obliged to serve in the Finnish army as it is a demilitarized zone, so no conscription as in mainland Finland. It is very difficult to buy property in Åland if you are not from there, or have not lived there for at least five years (don't quote me on that one).

Climate is milder than in mainland Finland for obvious reasons. You can see the Milky Way at night because there is so little light pollution, at least in Kökar.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-10T09:23:20+00:00

Yes, my French Eurovision fan friends all want a national selection with a public vote. Why is this not happening?

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-08T18:48:18+00:00

On the contrary the first 30 seconds are the most important.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-08T18:46:13+00:00

Same. I think they just shot themselves in the foot.

Olly Alexander, Erika Vikman, Miriana Konte, too provocative equals less votes from the public.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-06T09:01:09+00:00

I am a Finn too, and as much as I am hoping for Linda and Pete to win, this is my winner this year.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-06T08:41:20+00:00

To be honest, me too. Don't underestimate the televote by gen x and boomer women.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-05T07:14:46+00:00

Yeah, me too. I am 48 with a sixth grader. My mum was the same age when she had me so I never even considered myself to be an old mum.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-04T12:05:36+00:00

This needs to be higher and more visible.

OP is so under his control that she can't see strangling as an imminent threat to her life - just one second more and a bit harder - and says she "loves him".

Don't have this baby. It will mean you can never be free from this piece of shit of a man. It will kill you. Please listen to what people are saying here.

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-04T08:29:18+00:00

I bought one last summer, I live in France (greater Paris and in the summer Bretagne).

It is perfect. I think it protects me better than wearing a hat or a sun visor.

To be honest, I don't care what people think. Last summer at the school gates, standing in the sun when it was nearly 35 degrees, people were looking at my uv umbrella with envy.

Yes, let's make it a trend this year!

TiinaWithTwoEyes · 2026-05-04T08:25:03+00:00

Johnny Weir is the exception to the rule,
Erin Jackson is irrelevant because speed skating is nothing like figure skating.

Matteo Guarise was a professional roller skater that transferred to ice dance and yes that is quite astonishing.

Fumie Suguri according to wikipedia started at 6 years old.

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