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Old 07-21-2013, 08:10 AM
 
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Thank god I'm not in this situation.

However, I hear from MANY males that their spouse likes to use this line all the time. That wouldn't work for me. Why do I have to use my income to pay for rent, bills, food, etc and you can go buy handbags, shoes, etc?

No wonder the divorce rate is over 50%. Selfish ******.

 
Old 07-21-2013, 08:21 AM
 
Location: southwestern PA
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I hear people say that (usually a male on the internet!), but I know of no one is real life where that is true.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 08:27 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Success3 View Post
Thank god I'm not in this situation.

However, I hear from MANY males that their spouse likes to use this line all the time. That wouldn't work for me. Why do I have to use my income to pay for rent, bills, food, etc and you can go buy handbags, shoes, etc?

No wonder the divorce rate is over 50%. Selfish ******.
Some people may be this way but not all people. Money philosophy is important component of overall compatibility. Diverging views on this are a red flag when starting a relationship.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 09:39 AM
 
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I don't know anyone who really lives this way. We have a joint account, we share willingly.

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Old 07-21-2013, 10:33 AM
 
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Why do I have to use my income to pay for rent, bills, food, etc and you can go buy handbags, shoes, etc? No wonder the divorce rate is over 50%.
Divorce rates are actually not as high as 50%. Typically, fewer than 15% of people who have ever married would also have ever divorced. This may be changing however as the result of New Feudalism and the recent Great Recession. One clear way to get yourself into that 15% of course is to be thinking about yourself and your money and your wants and needs a lot and not so much about anything or anybody else. That's pretty much a tried a true means of accomplishing it.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 11:15 AM
 
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Thank god I'm not in this situation.

However, I hear from MANY males that their spouse likes to use this line all the time. That wouldn't work for me. Why do I have to use my income to pay for rent, bills, food, etc and you can go buy handbags, shoes, etc?

No wonder the divorce rate is over 50%. Selfish ******.
The relationship forum is thataway ----------------->>>>>>

Feel free to troll that forum with that bs.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 11:26 AM
 
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The relationship forum is thataway ----------------->>>>>>

Feel free to troll that forum with that bs.
I'm sure there is a anger management forum as well.

Feel free to troll that forum with that bs.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 02:15 PM
 
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Thank god I'm not in this situation.

However, I hear from MANY males that their spouse likes to use this line all the time. That wouldn't work for me. Why do I have to use my income to pay for rent, bills, food, etc and you can go buy handbags, shoes, etc?

No wonder the divorce rate is over 50%. Selfish ******.
Uh... okay.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 04:04 PM
 
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I always told my hubby that what was mine is mine and what was his is mine too. We then laugh about it. We have 100% in joint money.
 
Old 07-21-2013, 05:50 PM
 
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Divorce rates are actually not as high as 50%. Typically, fewer than 15% of people who have ever married would also have ever divorced. This may be changing however as the result of New Feudalism and the recent Great Recession. One clear way to get yourself into that 15% of course is to be thinking about yourself and your money and your wants and needs a lot and not so much about anything or anybody else. That's pretty much a tried a true means of accomplishing it.
According to Wikipedia the divorce rate is 53% in the US

That is the rate at which a sample of married people get divorced
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