A good couple needs to learn to talk about money and express love.

Author: Qian Shijin
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Bread + Love = Good Days. In the process of talking about money and love, happy couples can better sustain their love. Love without bread can fade, but bread without love becomes more bland. Good food doesn’t lie in boasting. Good couples should talk about money and love. People say every family has its own difficult book to read, but in fact, most of the hard-to-read chapters are related to money. A famous British marriage counseling company, Relate, found that 60% of arguments between couples are about money. Meanwhile, American marriage experts discovered that 50% of divorces are due to money. Every big and small expense in life requires money—whose money to use? How to use money? How to allocate it? Even couples who can talk about everything find it hard to discuss money. Marriage is a long road, and money is like roadblocks along the way. Manage it well, and the path is clear; manage it poorly, and only half the journey is completed! Howard Markman, director of the Harvard University Center for Marriage and Family Studies, pointed out: "Disagreements about money are the primary source of conflict between couples. If couples share the same views on finances, they will be happier. If couples can reach consensus on income and expenses, their communication will be easier. Unfortunately, for many couples, achieving this consensus is often difficult because everyone’s spending habits are formed from a young age and are not easily changed. If you don’t want your partner to leave, don’t criticize them freely but tolerate each other’s mistakes. Whether the couple is rich or poor, don’t let money issues create friction between them. Couples in poverty are not doomed to sorrow. Once a suitable financial management method and habits are found, they no longer need to worry about money every day. Even in ordinary, not wealthy days, they can maintain the constant temperature of their emotions. Love without bread can fade, but bread without love becomes more bland. Good food doesn’t lie in boasting. Good couples should talk about money and love.