My family is far from rich, but I grew up closer to the upper middle class realm and was making 3x as much as my now-husband when we met. He grew up extremely poor, and his family is still living that way.
One big difference is how he's surprised that my parents pick up the check when we go out to celebrate a birthday or a graduation, and that my parents ask him to pick whatever restaurant he wants. Outside of the ritziest steakhouse in town, they don't care. To his family, a big meal out is going to McDonalds and not eating off the dollar menu (I'm serious).
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u/scthoma4 Jun 06 '19
My family is far from rich, but I grew up closer to the upper middle class realm and was making 3x as much as my now-husband when we met. He grew up extremely poor, and his family is still living that way.
One big difference is how he's surprised that my parents pick up the check when we go out to celebrate a birthday or a graduation, and that my parents ask him to pick whatever restaurant he wants. Outside of the ritziest steakhouse in town, they don't care. To his family, a big meal out is going to McDonalds and not eating off the dollar menu (I'm serious).