The insecurity is real, says man whose wife was main breadwinner

A growing number of married couples have the wives earning more money than their husbands. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: UNSPLASH
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SINGAPORE – Mr Low, a father of two, went without a salary for three years after he started a charity to help struggling youth.

The feeling of insecurity in being unable to provide for his family was what he experienced keenly then.

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