1. Couples Don’t Talk About Financial Stress
Stress sets the stage for unhappiness, and finances are a big-time contributor to stress.
What makes financial stress worse, though, is that many couples don’t talk openly to one another about their money burdens.
2. One (or Both) Spouses Secretly Spends
Secret spending is another area that can get spouses in trouble — and which evokes very strong feelings.
While some couples agree not to share bank accounts or credit cards, keeping their own finances largely separate, any purchase that could significantly affect you both or your family is important to share. If you’re going out of your way to hide purchases, your relationship could really suffer.
3. Some Husbands Can’t Handle Their Wives Making More Money
While women’s salaries have progressed in recent decades, societal perceptions of money-related gender roles have not evolved as quickly. As a result, some men struggle emotionally when their wives make more money.
4. Couples Live Beyond Their Means, Fueling Anxiety
No matter what your financial means — or who makes more money — overspending is one of the reasons marriages fail.
5. Couples Spend Too Much Time Trying To Make Money
Maintaining a strong marriage takes work, time and energy. If you spend nearly all of your time and energy at the office, you won’t have much left over for keeping the relationship spark alive. It should come as no surprise, then, that overwork can fuel the likelihood of divorce.
6. Couples Argue About Money
Some experts believe that spousal arguments about money are the leading predictor of divorce. Many studies show that, regardless of debt, income and net worth, money arguments are among the biggest divorce red flags.
7. Partners Have Different Spending Habits or Priorities
Not addressing these different attitudes and behaviors or reaching some sort of compromise can lead to resentment and issues down the road.
Source = August McLaughlin