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 Need a little marriage advice, Wife is asking for monthly allowance

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prophetjul
post Jun 12 2021, 04:26 PM

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Sounds like you need marriage teamwork counselling.
For starters,in a marriage all money earned belongs to both and therefore should be managed with mutual understanding and agreement .

Presently, looks like you do your own. i do mine.
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post Jun 13 2021, 07:34 AM

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You need to plan your finances TOGETHER.
By separating your finances to each other, you are already putting a knive to your relationship.
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post Jun 13 2021, 08:34 AM

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QUOTE(Ginny88 @ Jun 13 2021, 08:25 AM)
Many couples maintain separate finances including me and they have healthy relationships. There is no truth to what you said.
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And why do you need to do that?
The philosophy of a marriage to share EVERYTHING together in trust and faith.

So why do you need to separate your finances?
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post Jun 13 2021, 10:25 AM

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QUOTE(Ginny88 @ Jun 13 2021, 10:09 AM)
You have obviously not been married but relying on romantic idealism as your pillar of truth. I'm sorry to bring you down to earth but a married couple sharing EVERYTHING together in trust and faith seldom happen in the real world.

Sharing finances is fine if both parties have the same attitude, spending habits, plans and opinion with respect to money. Otherwise joint finances can be a disaster in a marriage.
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Obviously not been married? laugh.gif
Would i dare write such if i have not experience the marriage journey? Your speed and lack of judgement makes you look foolish.

Of course, pure idealism does not happen 100%. However, If you start with an idealism of division, there is every possibility of separation.
If you start with an idealism of trust and faith in each other, you may have a better possibility of the journey.

Who says that both has to have the same EVERYTHING?
This shows your lack of understanding of marriage teamwork. Does a team think exacty the same as individuals?

No. Neither does a husband and a wife. But that does not stop this team to work to agreed goals. Do you understand why the above situation by the OP is happenning?

It's because they have not shared in the goals of the family finances!

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