My friend Ankita had arrange marriage.She got married in good joint family. Before marriage Ankita's Husband Bittoo, a nice gentlemen man never discussed any thing about finances.He could never realize finances are finances for both Ankita and Bittoo. That little mistake in planning of finances made Ankita adjustment to family little difficult
When one get married, one share more than just ones love and ones life with ones partner. One also share ones money and ones debts. And that can be a source of joy or a source of trouble depending on how one handles it.
Money is one of the most common causes of stress and conflict in marriages, especially if one has different financial goals, habits, and values than your partner. That’s why it’s important to talk about money before one get married . How much do one earn? How much one spend? How much do one owe? What are ones financial priorities? What are ones financial dreams? How will one manage ones money as a couple? How will one deal with unexpected expenses? These are some of the questions that one should discuss with ones partner before one get married and continue to discuss throughout ones marriage.
Friends please do remember women are not men in skirts. They are different from men in many ways, and that’s what makes them amazing and fascinating.
Women have different needs, different emotions, different ways of thinking and communicating than men. Every one has to learn from women and grow with them.One has to be their partners, not her competitors , not her enemy. All family members have to make effort to make daughter in law comfortable in family.
Sukarma Thareja
Alumnus IITK
India