‘I’d rather be on a beach in Bali’: My husband resents my $8 million net worth. Should I pay for his retirement?

THIS IS GOING TO SOUND FAKE BUT TODAY SOMEONE WROTE INTO MARKETWATCH TO ASK IF SHE SHOULD FUND HER HUSBAND'S ENTIRE RETIREMENT BECAUSE SUDDENLY THIS HUGE MARITAL MONEY DISPUTE IS OUT IN PUBLIC AND THE THING IS SHE HAS AN EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR NET WORTH AND APPARENTLY HER HUSBAND RESENTS IT AND SAYS HE WOULD RATHER BE ON A BEACH IN BALI WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE SHE IS ASKING AN ADVICE COLUMN IF SHE SHOULD JUST FOOT THE BILL FOR HIM TO RETIRE AND WE DO NOT EVEN GET ANY MORE DETAILS ON WHAT SHE DECIDED OR HOW THEY GOT THAT WEALTH IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE THAT IS LITERALLY ALL THE HEADLINE SAYS BUT IMAGINE HAVING EIGHT MILLION BUCKS AND ARGUING OVER BALI. OK ENOUGH, WHERE ARE YOUR FRIENDS?

I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS ALL DAY BECAUSE MARKETWATCH JUST DROPPED THIS COLUMN ABOUT A SPOUSE ASKING COMPLETE STRANGERS WHETHER TO PAY FOR HER HUSBAND'S RETIREMENT AND THE THING IS SHE CASUALLY SITS ON AN EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR NET WORTH WHILE HE APPARENTLY RESENTS HER ENTIRE FORTUNE AND KEEPS SAYING HE WOULD RATHER BE LOUNGING ON A BEACH IN BALI WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THE ARTICLE DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHY HE RESENTS IT OR WHAT HE DOES FOR WORK OR IF SHE ACTUALLY PULLS THE TRIGGER AND SENDS HIM TO INDONESIA SO NOW WE ARE ALL JUST STUCK WONDERING HOW A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE NAVIGATES SPOUSAL RETIREMENT RESENTMENT OVER TROPICAL VACATIONS. OK I AM GOING TO GO SHOUT AT A WALL.

A MarketWatch advice column addresses a woman with an $8 million net worth whose husband resents her wealth and wants to be in Bali, asking if she should pay for his retirement.

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