MissX said The only time someone would ...

The only time someone would think of someone else as "costing too much" is if they believe the money to be their own, and therefore resent other people spending it.
So, no the woman did not cost too much, the man is a bigot who considers his relationship with his wife to be a patriarchal dominant relationship, rather than a partnership.

Furthermore, women and men tend to spend money on different interests, however the damage to the bank balance can be relatively equal. While women tend to make smaller, yet more regular purchases, men tend to make much larger yet more infrequent ones. Think clothes & shoes versus electronic goods and engine based objects (generalisation). While the men may think a woman's purchases are trivial, they are merely exposing their intolerance to differences, rather than their wives spending rate."

- Miss X - Brilliant! :0)

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