Excessive credit and conflict over how money will be spent Pay cash for consumable items, or don't buy. Don't spend more for a house or car than you can afford, leaving too few resources for dating, short trips, baby-sitters, etc. Allocate your funds with the wisdom of Solomon. There are two kinds of people in the world, the givers and the takers. A marriage between two givers can be a beautiful thing.
Friction is the order of the day, however, for a giver and a taker.
But two takers can claw each other to pieces within a period of six weeks. In short, selfishness will devastate a marriage every time. Interference from in-laws If either the husband or wife has not been fully emancipated from the parents, it is best not to live near them. Guard your relationship against erosion as though you were defending your very lives. Some couples come into marriage anticipating rose-covered cottages, walks down primrose lanes, and uninterrupted joy.