Absolutely, very few even Traditional Catholic women will put up with anything less than what's been painted as the "American Dream" lifestyle with the house in a neighborhood, picket fence, etc. ... and are extremely materialistic.  It's very sad.

Sounds like an opportunity to dodge a bullet to me. If she is that materialistic, RUN, don't walk, away. Better to be single than miserable for your whole life, and possibly lose your soul as well. She'll cut you off, guaranteed. A woman that selfish is not going to meet her marital obligations, as soon as her selfishness is at stake.

He truly has if that's her! I hope it is.

Even one of those modular cheap homes is fine, too. What's wrong with those? better than paying for a crappy overpriced apartment near nons.

Exactly. I don't live in a mobile home but I never judged people who do. There's more dignity to owning a mobile home than being a rent-slave - whether it be renting an apartment or a house. Although, if you don't own your own plot of land, you still have to rent the lot but it's still not nearly as bad as paying rent for an apartment or house. If you own the mobile home, you can save money a lot quicker to buy a house. 

In my experience, women have no understanding of money. I don't think I've ever known a woman who would live like a student for years in order to save up to have a deposit to buy a home. And when they do earn money it's for them and the family comes second.

Men on the other hand will live on a very budget for years in order to be able to buy a home and when they earn a salary, its for the family, not for them. 

And some women will call men like this cheap.

If you can find a woman who agrees to live in these conditions with you, then you have found a rare pearl

You underestimate women, or you’ve only been around women from affluent families. I know of three traditional Catholic families who live in trailers. One couple has an 18 month old and are expecting baby number two. The other families live in double-wide trailers, one with an added bedroom on the side. They have seven and eight children, respectively. Yes, it’s a bit tight, but so what?  Bunk beds are a wonderful invention. So are fold down, RV type furniture. If I were a young woman who’d found the right man, there’s no way I’d let living in a trailer come between us. But maybe that’s just me. 

…the woman you want to marry deserves a real home.  By asking her to accept otherwise is taking advantage of her kindness and love for you.  Do the right thing…get a life supporting career and a real house.  She deserves it…and your family will need it.  Do the right thing!

…the woman you want to marry deserves a real home.  By asking her to accept otherwise is taking advantage of her kindness and love for you.  Do the right thing…get a life supporting career and a real house.  She deserves it…and your family will need it.  Do the right thing!

The woman you want to marry deserves a "real" home. Compared to the rest of the world right now, we live pretty stinking well, woman. Just keep quiet, and leave your feminism and materialism to yourself.

The most asinine comments in anonymous threads are always posted anonymously. A "real home" is where a Catholic family lives, loves God, and grows in virtue..whether a $2 million waterfront home or a trailer

Well, I won't dog on the fact a woman WANTS a "real home". Like a 3-4 bed, 2 story, white fence, thing? I dunno. But... have any of these women seen the cost of living today? These women who want all this nice stuff are the same women b1tching about a 32 year old man marrying an 18 year old saying it's weird, when an older man is more established the vast majority of the time. 

My guess is, that everyone who is bashing this comment are men…who feel guilty…making excuses (?)…for not providing a real home for their family.  Sorry, but a trailer is not a real home.  You can do better than that.  Also..,as Fr Novak also said…this ain’t 1887 / Little House on the Prairie…if God wanted you to live like a Pioneer  He’d have had you born in 1887.  This is 2025…with many more opportunities for those who set goals and work hard.

Also, I’m a man…who works hard to provide a real home for my wife and six kids.  I’m not a feminist.

I think the reasonable answer is one that sees the trailer as a temporary home.  As a step towards the more ideal home. Things are a lot worse for the younguns these days.  They may need to start their married lives in a less-than-ideal situation and work themselves out of it in time. Either that or delay marriage for quite some time.