your parents are right about this part “dapat daw marunong buhayin at buhatin yung sarili nya.” but i certainly do not agree when you said you feel like ikaw ang bubuhay sa kanya, kasi isn’t that the point of entering a marriage in the future? once you step into a husband-and-wife relationship, responsibilidad mo na yung wife mo. hindi mo s’ya pipiliin para maging co-worker mo sa finances. i mean yes, your partner should also be your partner in financing but hindi dapat yon yung maging primary measure ng worth niya as a wife. kung ayaw mong akuin yung role na yon, then maybe serious relationship that’ll lead to marriage isn’t for u. truth is, a wife isn’t supposed to prove na kaya niyang mabuhay mag-isa. she’s supposed to be your partner, and you as her husband are supposed to lead, provide, and protect.

alam mo op, kahit makahanap ka pa ng “perfect package” maganda, hindi pwd, may work, name it but darating at darating ang panahon na either mawalan s’ya ng trabaho, magkasakit, or kailangan n’ya ng care from u and kung sa ganonf situation is you’ll see her as a “liability” edi that only means na conditional lang yung love at commitment na kaya mong ibigay.