“Money : No need to Quarrel Anymore”

When couples first marry there are many excitements but also many adjustments to make.

One of the main adjustments is the arrival of children but also the pressure that it puts on the money available and who should be free to spend it. Some couples create ‘housekeeping’ but even then one spouse may feel free to spend money more readily than the other.

We asked older couples whether they were each free to spend as they wished. Older couples generally said ‘yes’ but there seemed to be limits. This was summed up by one woman who said “We know what we can’t do’.

This seems to reflect several older couples attitude and we wondered whether this is general. Do people in long relationships limit how they spend because they know anything else will lead to a painful quarrel?