They met at Columbia in medical school. They both graduated same year. He is a general (gastrointestinal) surgeon, she is an ophthalmologist.
He got into Columbia despite his grades being shytty (undergrad GPA of like 2.1) on an affirmative action scholarship because his father knew the admissions director (nepotism). She finished undergrad in 3 years and got in because her grades were stellar without... taking... the.... MCAT as a black woman in the 1960's.
Early in their marriage, he opened a private practice. She went into business with a partner. He was the breadwinner for, maybe, the first 25 years.
She parlayed her experience to one of the larger healthcare providers in the country. As his career started to stagnate, hers skyrocketed.
She became the breadwinner. Never gave him a hard time, never emasculated him, never even mentioned his earnings. All while cooking his meals and raising his kids.
Their marriage has been... rocky... cause pops had a problem keeping his dikk in his pants. She stayed by his side, cause she chose to be committed to him, while paying (most) of the bills, doing financial planning, and still cooking dinner every night.
Few years back, pops had open heart surgery. She sought out the best surgeons in the state... arranged all of his appointments, ensured his pee-surgery diet was what it should be, took care of him while he was in the ICU, etc... etc... etc...
Now, at the twilight of their careers, she's making 400k, he's basically barely keeping the lights on to his practice because she funnels money into his business to keep it afloat.
She has never said a word to him about "not being the man of the house" or anything like that. She's just a bad mf'er who is committed to her marriage. This comes directly from my father's mouth.
...all while cooking dinner, every single night, for the last 47 years.
Ya'll want a submissive woman, go for it. I'm holding out for that shyt ^^^.