It causes people to come together in the first place. It can be the stuff that binds our souls together. Americans are pretty good at falling in love , but many of us have a difficult time remaining in love over a lifetime with the same person. The links below deal with some of the ways love blooms, why love fails, and what can happen next. Family Economics Researchers claim that when married people fight and argue, they are most likely disagreeing over money.
Nothing contributes to marriage failure as much as poor budgeting and financial troubles.
Further, the birth rates for poor vs. middle class women exacerbates this problem - there are 94 births per 1000 women in the lower classes compared to 48 births per 1000 women in the middle classes. However, regardless of actual income, living within one's means increases satisfaction in marriage. It is indebtedness that contributes highly to marital instability, and the insistance of having more and more material wealth. This value, coupled with the fiscal fluxtuation of the national economy, that has led to an ever increasing number of two paycheck families. Family income and financial solvency are discussed at many of the links below.