By Kathleen Gurney, Ph.D . Curiously, in the United States at least, money is still a taboo.
Partners avoid talking about money and dealing with the emotions it evokes.
Money, of course, has always provided plenty of fodder for partnership discord. Many of the complaints I hear have changed little over the years. She's not realistic about money. He doesn't hear me when I ask for things. He doesn't know what it takes to run a family.