Money Plan For Happy Marriage

Money issues can cause immense strife and discord among partners, and fights can get very nasty. Communicate from the very start so that problems don’t crop up later In February, people across the world get caught up in Valentine’s Day theatrics. To some, it’s a day to express their love, and they look forward to it. In others, it also evokes a lot of angst. This got me thinking about love and money, and so, I approached a bunch of people with one open-ended query: “Can you share a perspective on finances in a marriage?” They included a widow, a divorcee, newly-wed, married for decades, no children, with children, an inter-faith couple, some where the husband was the sole bread winner, and some where both were employed. There were three responses that startled me. The source of the friction did not come due to the spending or saving habits of each partner,...