I recently was talking about this very topic with a family member. Its one of the few topics you can talk openly about with most witnesses (just do not discuss it often). So far most try to water down what the counsel is actually saying.
This is just an observation from my local area. If you look at adults between the ages of 20s to mid 30s, I would say about a 3rd are unemployed. I have also noticed a trend in our area where many couples marry and live with there parents due to financial issues. In some cases this last many years. So the topic of supporting a family not only affects the marriage financially but also in other ways too.
My question is where is the line drawn between the scriptural requirement to support your family and when you are considered to be "not trusting JH". I know what the JW response will be, you need to put in the effort but JH will make sure you are successful. Yet wouldn't that include getting a job that actually will let you meet this requirement.
1 Tim 5:8:
8 Certainly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith.
