Being part of a couple relationship can be sweet...and sometimes sour. Sweet flavors caramelize when we comfort, support, and show love for our partner. Sour flavors ferment when we struggle to solve challenges together, succumb to stress, and feel defeated by depressive mental health symptoms. Making sure one ingredient does not overpower the others is a challenge every couple must face, especially after having a first child. To develop the family relationships that we want to savor, we must not let one ingredient spoil the others. This begs the question, “what spoils our family relationships?” Dr. Curran and colleagues investigated this in a recent study. They asked which of the common challenges (ingredients) that couples/parents face lead to an overwhelming relationship as a whole (spoiled).

If you were asked, “How often are financial matters a problem in your relationship?”, what would you say?

Forgiveness is important in every relationship, whether it be romantic or not. However, can being financially forgiving have a positive impact on romantic relationships? This is what Matthew Saxey and Dr. LeBaron-Black’s team set out to study[1].

Childhood experiences, especially experiences with parents or primary caregivers, have a lasting impact.

Why does financial deception plague 75% of romantic relationships?[1]

In their recent article, “Financial Communication as a Mediator between Financial Values and Marital Outcomes,”[1] leading financial scholars suggest that money itself may not be what predicts divorce.

If you are like most people, you would be happy to never have to hear the word Covid or the phrase unprecedented times ever again.

In a 2018 study, Dr. Jeff Dew, Dr. Ashley LeBaron-Black, and David Allsop found that certain factors are related to couples not only maintaining but improving their marriages during stressful financial situations.

In their recent article, Don’t Believe What You Hear—Money Isn’t the Leading Cause of Divorce, leading marriage scholars suggest that money itself might not be what leads many couples to divorce.