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Wedding is a commitment of two persons but finances are usually not managed on equal footings. Many men pay for most items in the household while their wives keep a secret slash under the bed. Officially, it is like a reserve for rainy days, and I know they are probably well-intended.
For myself, I screwed up my investments in most part of my life. Lately, when I asked her to give me some of these savings to buy some shares during the recent meltdown, she wept. For years, I generously wipe out my own money for household expenses and naively think that my wife is different from other women; my money was hers, and her money was also mine.
I didn't expect her to cry. While she teared, I was quite sure that I was the sadder soul. Truly disheartened but not angry with her. Like a gambler who asked home for money to recoup his losses, it also says a lot about how my wife thinks about me.
I know, just like many other couples.
Wife's money is her money. My money is ours
For myself, I screwed up my investments in most part of my life. Lately, when I asked her to give me some of these savings to buy some shares during the recent meltdown, she wept. For years, I generously wipe out my own money for household expenses and naively think that my wife is different from other women; my money was hers, and her money was also mine.
I didn't expect her to cry. While she teared, I was quite sure that I was the sadder soul. Truly disheartened but not angry with her. Like a gambler who asked home for money to recoup his losses, it also says a lot about how my wife thinks about me.
I know, just like many other couples.
Wife's money is her money. My money is ours
