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Episodes We Love: Rapid Fire — Love & Money

2025/3/1
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The hosts delve into the complex interplay between love and financial matters in relationships, discussing how financial anxieties and responsibilities can affect romantic partnerships.
  • Financial issues can deeply impact romantic relationships, often intertwining with emotional and trust issues.
  • Historical literature often reflects economic anxieties tied to love, showing this is a timeless concern.
  • Open and honest communication about financial situations is crucial in relationships, even when it involves difficult topics like debt.
  • There's a common challenge of women feeling concerned about financially irresponsible partners, affecting the dynamics of their relationships.
  • The hosts encourage finding a middle path between confronting financial issues and maintaining the relationship's emotional core.

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This episode was originally released on July 21st, 2018.

When it comes to love, money is supposed to be no object. But there’s no disentangling love from anything in our lives, and income is no exception. So how do you assess the role money should play in a relationship, and what happens when your desires and means change over time?

In this episode, five letter writers want to know how to discuss money with their romantic and familial partners. How do I stop resenting my husband for his low income? How do I ask my stay-at-home wife to get a job? Should I feel obligated to share the wealth with my fiscally irresponsible parents? The Sugars answer these questions and more in rapid-fire style.