Is it normal for a married couple to pay all the house bills 50-50 even if he makes more than her?

i moved from my country to switzerland, for my husband. we got married, and i got a job where i just started. now he wants to pay all the bills half him, half myself, even if he makes almost twice my salary. and he uses one of the rooms as his lawyer's office at home (he has an office downtown as well). And i am away more than he does, about 4 hours a day more than him, and i spend about 5-6 days a month away from home because of my business trips. Oh, and even if now we are 2, the rent is the same, in fact all the bills are the same as when he was all alone. thanks.

I think every couple is different. I make 3x times more than my wife, but I pay all the bills. However, when I see her credit card bills creeping up, I make sure to let her know that she needs to keep her spending in check. I would talk to him about your concern. Let him no that you are willing to pay for your fair share of the bills, but you do not agree that all bills should be split 50/50 because he makes more money than you do.

If he wants to split it 50/50 tell him it should be 50% of the salary for eg. If you make 1000 you give 500 and If he makes 2000 he gives1000 that is fair you are not asking him to give a bigger percentage of his money.If you split it 50/50 the way he wants he wants you to give a bigger percentage of your money and that is not fair.
You gave up alot to be with him please remind him of this the least he can do is be fair with you.
I've met married couples who keep seperate accounts and split the bills. It makes divorce much simpler.

I've been married 24 years and from the first day we were married, we've kept a joint account, where both our salaries are deposited, and paid all bills together, regardless of who makes more or less money. The money we make belongs to both of us. If couples can't make the jump from "this is mine" to "this is ours", then they would probably be better off not being married.
it is normal to have misunderstandings about money... it is one of the most common things to argue about. Some couples bicker about this for 60 years.

it does not matter what solution you agree to, what matters is the method you use for working it out. I recommend you read, "Getting to Yes" it is the popular press report on the Harvard negotiating process. It is short, easy to read, and practical. It will give you techniques for solving this in problem creatively without damaging your relationship.
I am not sure why the 50-50 thing? Are you married or still dating? It seems like something people would do BEFORE they are married. I don't think this is normal by any means. From what I have experienced, most couples just have a joint account that both paychecks go into and then all of the money equally is used to pay bills. You are a unit now--you have joined in marriage and even though you are two separate people still, you should work as a unit. It seems like too much of a hassle to try and figure out--who is going to pay what and what half of this or that. Some couples decide to keep their finances separate and keep separate bank accounts, but this doesn't really make sense to me either. I have a friend who says it is so if she has to leave her husband, she'll have some money of her own. I am sorry, but that is not something I would want to base a relationship on--it implies that there are already problems to begin with! Paying bills and taxes is just so much easier with a joint bank account. I guess I don't understand why people don't just pool all of their money together and then have one main account. Our rule is that if we are going to spend more than like $100, we ask first. That way one of us isn't going out debiting a bunch at the same time as the other. And, it is definately unfair that you pay the same portion and make less. So, I think you should definately talk to him about this and work something else out. Remember that marriage is a union and should be treated as such.
I don't think there is any such thing as "normal" when it comes to these things. It all comes down to a couple working out the distribution of labor and finances in a way that suits both of them. It sounds like this arrangement doesn't suit you, so my advice is to tell him that. It sounds like you just accepted his way without bargaining for a compromise.

Personally, I think couples should pool their money and decide how much "spending money" each should get once all the bills are paid. Otherwise your relationship doesn't end up being like a shared partnership. It's more like you're two roommates sharing expenses and quibbling over who paid for what.

At the very least if he is looking for a fair distribution of money, you should be paying an amount towards your living expenses together that is proportionate to your individual incomes. Otherwise, it is not really split fairly. And I don't like what his expectation of you says about him and his attitude towards your relationship in general. That's my opinion, anyway!
You should sit down and talk to him about how you feel and hopefully compromise a solution that works for both of you. Marriage requires communication and you need to speak up and tell him how it makes you feel. Talk to him and see why he feels that you need to divide everything. I hope you can sit down with him and explain how it affects you and hopefully he will understand and see your side of the matter and compromise an appropriate solution that makes you both happy. :)