Need your opinion... Does this wife owe him more?

[beenben]

H should be concerned about the grass being greener. There could definitely be some l o n g a r s e hours at a gigasmic law firm. They have to bill an extraordinary amount of hours which means they have to put in an s load of hours. we're talking 80+ hour weeks. I work 3rd shift taking calls from these people doing legal research and I get calls from CA when it's midnite there, from NY when it's 5AM, from the midwest at 3am, etc.

they are often stressed out b/c the partner they are working for is insistent that there must be a case that says what they want.

then after you put three / four plus miserable years in at the firm, if you decide to stay, you're often still looking at long hours and many of these firms are no longer offering partnership to their associates.

In short, it's a treadmill. I think W should do what she thinks will make her happier. There is something to be said for job security and if this is a permanent gov't type clerkship, especially if it's federal, there will be solid benefits, minimal risk of termination and a livable wage. If I was W I might do what she did. I can also see doing the higher wage thing for a few years, get out of debt, etc. But I don't think it's fair for H to demand it.