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... 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?la... &    / @melaniehamlett   SOURCE LINKS: https://www.britannica.com/topic/dowry https://www.britannica.com/topic/cove... https://www.fdic.gov/resources/superv... https://theweek.com/culture-life/men-... https://www.pewresearch.org/social-tr... https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc... https://onlinepublichealth.gwu.edu/re... https://donnafreedman.com/financial-p... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl... https://qz.com/401236/even-couples-wh... https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting/... https://iwpr.org/motherhood-is-hard-p... https://www.northerntrust.com/united-... 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