The hashtag stayathomegirlfriend has over 117 million views on TikTok – but is a life of leisure in exchange for financial dependency on a partner really what women want, asks journalist Eve Upton-Clarke.
The hashtag #stayathomegirlfriend has over 117 million views on TikTok – but is a life of leisure in exchange for financial dependency on a partner really what women want, asks journalist Eve Upton-Clarke
“Rising trends are like pendulums, they swing in opposite directions,” says Natasha Mahtani, a relationship and divorce coach. “Over the last decade, we’ve seen a rise in ‘girl bosses’, women constantly hustling and female CEOs growing in numbers. On the other hand, many women are tired of the new expectations of hustle culture and are choosing to opt out.”
Kay, however, doesn’t feel this way. “This arrangement came about naturally and progressively,” she explains. “I was making my own income at the beginning of our relationship but at one point decided it would be best for us if I stopped working. We had many conversations about our life goals and how mine was to be a housewife and stay-at-home mother at some point.”
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