Money and relationships (wife, boyfriend, loving, daughter)

[connection]

Originally Posted by moonsavvy

Well let's hope so, then maybe some of us "desperate" gals can have a go with the some of these "good" men.

On a serious note, money has always been an issue in marriages. Money and sex, I wouldn't be surprized to see an increase.

greed you mean!

[connection]

Originally Posted by mrstewart

My friend is a divorce lawyer and she told me that she has more clients in the early spring. She assumes these people are tired of being cooped up all winter with their spouse. Hopefully the recession will be over by the time cold weather gets here!

Absolutely correct!

[professorsenator]

Research has identified a positive link between the economy (reflected in the unemployment rate) and the rate of divorce in the U.S. When unemployment increases, divorces increase. See: Scott J. South. 1985. "Economic Conditions and the Divorce Rate: A Time-Series Analysis of the Postwar United States" Journal of Marriage and Family 47:31-41.
Article linked here: Cookie Absent (broken link)

[Pikantari]

Originally Posted by lionking

from what I can tell about you I think things will work out alright.

Aww thank you Lionking!!!!

[Fat Freddy]

This is really a good time for us.

I love this recession and have never been happier.

The economy, based on greed and lies, is crashing down in a cloud of worthless paper and meaningless numbers and taking with it the false gods of materialism and consumption.

I dance on the fallen bodies.

If I had only known how easy it would be to make this happen, I would have traded my hammer and sickle for a button down collar years ago and we could have avoided all that marching, singing, and demonstrating.

[SifuPhil]

Originally Posted by Fat Freddy

If I had only known how easy it would be to make this happen, I would have traded my hammer and sickle for a button down collar years ago and we could have avoided all that marching, singing, and demonstrating.

"To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy."
~Sun Tzu, The Art of War

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by professorsenator

Research has identified a positive link between the economy (reflected in the unemployment rate) and the rate of divorce in the U.S. When unemployment increases, divorces increase. See: Scott J. South. 1985. "Economic Conditions and the Divorce Rate: A Time-Series Analysis of the Postwar United States" Journal of Marriage and Family 47:31-41.
Article linked here: Cookie Absent (broken link)

That's interesting. I can see bickering and fighting increasing as people get more and more stressed out, but I still think the person with lesser or non-existing earning potential would give a divorce a better thought...

[Fat Freddy]

Originally Posted by SifuPhil

"To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy."
~Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"To know your enemy, peek in his windows when he's at home and sneak into his house when he's away."

~Fat Freddy, Smelling God's Toe Jam

[SifuPhil]

Originally Posted by Fat Freddy

"To know your enemy, peek in his windows when he's at home and sneak into his house when he's away."

~Fat Freddy, Smelling God's Toe Jam

Well, OK, that too - but it doesn't quite have the same oomph, does it?

[professorsenator]

Originally Posted by sierraAZ

... but I still think the person with lesser or non-existing earning potential would give a divorce a better thought...

Certainly economics will come into play in many break-ups, but I think that divorce is largely driven by deeply emotional and personal aspects rather than fiscal calculus.