Ditto as lynnegreen said. "That is how our house works as well. We each have our interests/creative sides, very different from each other, so we never make it difficult for each other to indulge those outlets, just make sure it will not adversely affect the family monetarily".
When we were first married my husband said, "When you make as much money as I do then you can have an equal say". We had a little talk. When I started making more money than him, I told him that I now had a equal say in things. He said I was putting him down for not providing enough for his family. We had another talk. Over the 47 years we have been married we have had a couple of talks. Times change and so did we. He is my best friend (along with my son).I make sure all the bills are paid and thank the Lord we don't own anyone anything. If he wants anything he gets it, If I want something I will get it. Large purchases we talk over. It's more than a 50/50 marriage. We are in this together and plan to stay that way.
BrendaK