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How financial infidelity devastates a marriage
My friend *Dina related her experience with financial infidelity. It was so jarring that it forced the realization upon me that financial infidelity was in many ways just as devastating as sexual infidelity. There are many similarities: secrecy, lies, and a double life. Only in this case the "mistress" takes the form of credit cards and hidden bank accounts. Dina recounts, "Before we married, my husband and I had only briefly and superficially discussed money matters. We were young and a conversation about money was just not at the top of our list. We both worked and had great credit so it did not seem like our financials were an issue in any way."
Dina and her husband eventually bought a house and new car. Everything seemed to be fine until, "The phone rang one day when I was home alone. It was our electric company. They told me our electric bill was quite delinquent and wanted to know when we would be making a payment." (Read more)
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Comment by S. Franklin on September 18, 2012 at 4:17pm -
Thanks raycillient 27. I'm glad you liked it!
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Comment by raycillient on September 18, 2012 at 3:50pm -
Thanks very much for this post! :)
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Comment by S. Franklin on August 29, 2012 at 6:49pm
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Thanks Kimberly. I'm happy you enjoyed the post. I hope it opens up more discussion between couples on this important topic.
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Comment by Kimberly Bradley on August 23, 2012 at 9:08pm -
Great post on such an important topic. I've never heard it labeled as financial "infidelity" before, but in reality, it is. Thanks for sharing!
Kimberly Bradley
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