What Really Destroys a Marriage
by mick at the movies: Movie Clips
When money moves without a conversation, trust takes a hit fast. Both sides can have valid reasons to help family, but doing it solo turns a partnership into a scoreboard. Talk through the big stuff, agree on limits, and remember you're a team, not opponents. Transparency and compromise go further than keeping score.
Transcript (en)
Hey, Daddy, I got my last report card. I made all A's except for one C. So I just got a notification that you moved $5,000 from our savings and T checking account. That better not be so you can prop up your sister again. You just gave that much money to your family last month, and my sister needs it more than your parents do. My parents are elderly, okay? Your sister married a bum, and I'm not supporting someone who's too lazy to work. Darren is not a bum. He's just having a hard time finding a job. Liz, he is a bum. Look, I can't even remember the last time he had a job, Because if you want to give them what you make, that's fine. But you're not giving them my money. The last time I checked, we both put money into that account. And the last time I checked, I make four times what you do. So you don't move a cent out of that account without asking me first. Can we please just eat dinner? You know what? Go ahead.
