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Earn more than your man - 5 relationship tips
In 1981 16% of women outearned their spouses. Today it's 30-40%. It's a problem because we like our traditional roles. Men and women are happier in marriages in which the husband earns more money. What happens in these situations? Often when women start outearning their spouses they begin to compensate. They try to hide it by putting complete financial control in the husband's hands or earmarking the woman's income to pay the bills. Other times, the woman feels so guilty that she takes on more and more of the housework. Rarely will either spouse admit that the woman is the breadwinner. More of these families split up than average - is there a solution?
by msnbc | 2007-10-03 | Love and Money: Are diamonds a girl's best friend

Spouse earning more or having success as a cause of divorce
Relationships are tough work, filled with endless compromises. According to a poll, 84% reported that finances caused tension in their marriages, and 15% said they fought about money several times a month. Divorce attorney Sharyn Sooho notes that one spouse earning significantly more than the other, or experiencing overwhelming success, is a leading cause of divorce. Wealth alters the balance of power in any interaction; it follows that those who have grown up around money view the world differently. While riches might not buy happiness, they do buy freedom, and the person with more freedom has more options.
by kansascity | 2007-02-20 | Different: Cultures and Communication

You can't buy love - but it costs £65,000 to keep
While conventional wisdom will tell you that love cannot be bought, figures show that Britons spend on average £64,961 on their other halves once they have found them. Flowers, jewellery, candlelit dinners and romantic breaks all contribute to the average £1,382 a year spent on keeping the magic alive. And married Britons spend more on their spouse than others do on their boyfriends and girlfriends at £1,417 a year. This works out at £28,340 each over a 20-year marriage. But while being married or attached is costly, singles do not get off lightly: spending an average of £1,375 in the pursuit of love.
by mf | 2007-01-23 | Love and Money: Are diamonds a girl's best friend

Marriage Beats Money for Happiness
When reaching for the happiness, it's better to go for the golden ring than the greenback. A poll of 1,010 adults shows most Americans are generally satisfied with the way their personal life is going. But those with higher incomes and especially those who are married are more likely to say they're very happy with their life. Married adults at any income level were as likely, if not more likely, to report being happy than even the wealthiest unmarried adults. Combining the results of the 2006 poll with those from 2005 and 2004, researchers say marriage may be more strongly associated with personal happiness than money.
by psychologytoday | 2007-01-08 | Love and Happiness

Can buy you love - many women agree
The truth is that financial matters can play a big part in a relationship - and research shows that many women agree. More than half of those surveyed in the Yorkshire region said they considered financial security to be important to relationships. They did buck the national trend with 40% of those surveyed saying good looks were important in a partner compared to 32% who said they preferred a healthy bank balance. But they also said that they only considered a man to be wealthy when his annual salary hit an average of a whopping £41,273.
by yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | 2006-12-14 | Love and Money: Are diamonds a girl's best friend

Money can buy love, study reveals
Study found 97% of 34 people who won more than £1m were just as happy, if not happier, than before. Researchers also found money can buy you love: 68% of winners were married pre-jackpot, rising to 75% afterwards. None missed working or found that the money caused domestic arguments or led to relationship breakdowns. Only 3% of winners said they were less happy than before, citing new pressures in their lives.
by bbc | 2006-10-21 | Love and Money: Are diamonds a girl's best friend

Men who make money can't wait to marry, but women can
Men who make money can't wait to marry. But well-to-do women are in no such hurry. Working women are 50% more likely to move in with their partner and 15% less likely to marry. Men with money are only 13% more likely to live with their partner before marriage, but 26% more likely to get hitched. But financially secure women prefer cohabitation so they can focus on their careers without juggling domestic duties. "For women, marriage often entails hanging up the briefcase. Their housework goes up, and if there are children, the woman tends to become the primary caretaker."
by psychologytoday | 2006-09-26 | Settle down

Your position in society depends mainly on who you marry
Your position in society depends mainly on who you marry, research shows. Social mobility - whether people remain in the same class and income bracket into which they were born - is mainly explained by marriage. When "like marries like", people tend not to be socially mobile. The research suggests that the "like marries like" phenomenon survives, despite dramatic social change in recent decades. "Women on the whole tend to marry up; they want a man who is wealthier, has a higher status than they do. Men tend to marry down. The reality is that women want the man to be the primary earner."
by timesonline | 2006-07-27 | Love and Money: Are diamonds a girl's best friend

Cost of divorce is keeping more couples together
Fewer couples are divorcing after less than five years of marriage because they cannot afford to buy a home on their own, figures suggest. Paula Hall said that as many as half the couples she saw were prepared to "stick it out", or work on their relationship, because the financial implications of divorce were so severe. Having spent much of their life in pursuit of material wealth, couples were not going to throw it away, particularly if children were involved, she said.
by telegraph | 2006-04-05 | Divorce

Guys who set out to "impress women" are done before they even start
When most men set out to attract a woman, the first thing they want to do is "impress her." They may show up in a fancy car (rented, sometimes) take her to a 5 star restaurant, and "flash the cash" all in the hopes that she'll like him. If he flashes enough cash, she'll hang around to spend it all, sucking him dry. Or she'll just dismiss him as another waldo with more money than brains, and a small self image. Why? Because the desire to impress someone is a way of giving authority in the relationship to them, a sure attraction killer with women.
by articlecity | 2005-12-15 | Relationship advice For Men

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