It seems only a generation ago – or, if you’re younger than 40 maybe two generations – that the roles of married couples were clearly defined and virtually taken for granted. The husband was the major breadwinner who also attended to the family finances and the wife focused on the children and the practicalities of running the home, such as buying groceries and cooking.
My parents typified that type of marital arrangement. My mother knew nothing about investments and insurance policies but everything about the price of
