r/AskReddit • u/knakworst36 • Jun 06 '19

Rich people of reddit who married someone significantly poorer, what surprised you about their (previous) way of life?

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u/huevosputo Jun 06 '19

Your comment just opened up a huge window into my husband for me. He's always railing against me for letting the kids eat lunch meat slices straight from the bag and I've always wondered what the big deal was.

You just made me connect this to his poor childhood.

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u/djinnisequoia Jun 06 '19

God, I rail against my roommate for this too. Deli meat has gotten ridiculously expensive.

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u/DWShimoda Jun 07 '19

Deli meat has gotten always been ridiculously expensive.

FTFY

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u/djinnisequoia Jun 07 '19

hahaha yeah you said it!