Communication with our Men!

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-14-2008
Communication with our Men!
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Thu, 11-27-2008 - 2:43pm

Hey there,

Just a few thoughts floating around in the old brain. And I suppose if you are a man reading this or have other circumstances this would just be regarding your partner in general.

1. Most of us have joint bank accounts or share money from the same pot to some degree...Sooooo, how does everyone communicate when their significant other so they can take money out the account or which account or whatever the case may be? Most families have a dominant money person(they pay the bills and keep track of everything). I understand the budget concept and giving each other cash each month, but do people really do this?

2. I struggle with my debt and sometimes it makes me down right depressed. I know my bf is a great sounding board for my debt problems and victories but how do you separate relationships (DH, parents, and kids) from the debt in the form of a coping/separation skill?



iVillage Member
Registered: 11-17-2007
Thu, 11-27-2008 - 3:38pm

I can not speak for others. My husband and I have been married 41 and a half years give or take a couple of weeks. This is how we do it until recently.


The first couple of year we were married it was fighting all the time about money. We tried