Why is money the most important factor in realtionships?

Question

Have we become absolutely certain in the new age that money can buy everything and is the ultimate power and weapon?

Call me what you want but there was a time not so long ago when courtship was based on anything but money,it was there but just always a very secondary thing.

Maybe the next step in modernism is buying emotions and love i guess we already are removing the importance of union between man and woman to cenceive a baby,what do you say?

Please no gender isssues here i'am not into gender bashing,i want to read some answers and learn.

Answer 1

Take a look at your TV every night and see what viewers want to see.Its a reflection of ourselves,how we want to be.Its a money-orientated society.True Old-Fashion Love is out-dated and could only be revive with the smell of money,Yes everything cost money,especially LOVE.

Answer 2

The time in which you speak was a time that money was not a big part of life. Up until a hundred years ago or so even America was largely agricultural. People lived in villages or small towns. Everybody knew each other. You probably met your wife when you were 4. You were raised together and knew one another for years before you became romantically involved. And once marriage happened the husband was out tilling the fields all day and the wife was cooking or cleaning. Money didn't matter. The daily chores were what mattered.

Today money is what we use to trade. We work, we don't get food or love. We get money. It is the number one reason why marriages end in divorce. And everybody treats money differently. Some people have a lot and are dumb with it. Other people have very little and are smart with it. And some people have very little and are dumb with it. And since it has the most effect on your lifestyle, it's completely natural for a couple to fight over it.

Money arguments are really arguments about lifestyle and priority. You can always tell what is important to someone. It's what they spend their money (and time) on.

Answer 3

I think many are in love without money as a motivator. However whether we like it or not we need money to live. It's become a major strain just to live. If you don't have money enough, the best of relationships can erode.
Money problems are suppose to be the chief cause of divorce.
Let's face given 2 people who both get cancer, the one with money can afford comforts. Money is very powerful, yes but if managed properly can be a very good thing.

Answer 4

It's not that money is the key to happiness. It's that it's the key to stability.

If you know you married a shop-a-holic and you're a saver, you're going to run into problem.s Money MANAGEMENT is most important in a relationship because money problems are what drive couples to divorce.

It's more than just saving money. It's making the right decisions and working as a team to make the right decisions. It's trusting each other, communicating, being honest, respecting the other person, and remember to not be co-dependent.

Answer 5

From what I have read, Marriage and Courtship WAS based on money. People got married in order to merge their moneys, or because one or the other had money. It is only in this last century that people actually date and marry for love. Nowadays people in general feel that they dont need to marry or date for money because they work for a living.

There are still some people out there, unfortunately, that don't believe that they can take care of themselves who look for others to do it for them. Money doesn't buy happiness or love, just look at Britney Spears.

Answer 6

Money is a double edge knife, when it comes to being a factor. If you have too little of it, you and your wife/husband will fight because of the stress this applies. If you have too much, you begin to throw it around like its the solution to all the worlds problems, which will cause you to lose respect for each other.

The perfect balance of money to bills is when you can live comfortably, not in excess, and not worry about how you're going to cover an expense, or expenses.

Answer 7

I guess that it represents security and the basics to live. Our survival instincts still play an important role yet today ie. a roof over our heads, food in our bellies, clothes to wear, and now, even the threat of keeping up with today's standards. There's alot of pressure in that. The worry seems to be always there, what if something happens and we can't afford this or that. Over all, I believe that our security is a main focus in our minds, which we feel we have to defend and protect.

Answer 8

nicely if money is what's significant to a lady then thats no longer the female you pick. also be at liberty is spending a ton of loot on a lady that you'll yet no longer going finally end up with for some thing of your life going to make you satisfied it ought to yet its no longer my theory of a reliable relationship. Be sensible in case you do not have that a lot money as a replace of taking her out to dinner make her a picnic and eat it in a park or next to a river in simple terms both of you. Be your self you'll meet that female . do no longer make money to fulfill a lady make money because thats what you pick to do.

Answer 9

It's not...but it IS the most important factor in the breakup of relationships. Why? Because responsible stewardship of money helps bring stability to the family unit, while the opposite brings instability. Very few "buy" emotions.

Answer 10

Actually not too long ago courtship was ENTIRELY based on money, hence dowry, arranged marriages, etc.

Anyways, you shouldn't stereotype an entire sex, especially the larger of the two.

Many women might feel that way, but I can assure many more do not.