Do you feel pressured to share everything with your new spouse? Sometimes it’s more loving to keep some things separate.

Weddings are an emotional celebration. We love the idea of a bride and groom starting a new life together. We use words like “two becoming one? or “sharing your lives as one,? meaning that everything will be shared as though the couple are no longer individuals. I believe this puts a lot of unnecessary sentimental pressure on a couple to share all their finances even though it’s not always necessary, or even wise, to do so for every single account or property.

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Has your husband emotionally shut down?  Do you know how to get him talking again?

Have you ever been frustrated in your relationship because your husband got upset and emotionally shut down?  Maybe you were misunderstood or spoke out at a time when you didn’t have good control of your own emotions.  The more this pattern repeats, the more damage will be done to the relationship. 

Today, a  coach gives us the following relationship advice for correctly handling this situation to keep the relationship moving forward.

AT THE TIME OF THE SHUT DOWN

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Men and women are not alike. Men will never understand why women talk so much and can feel so much. And women will never understand what is in a man’s brain. (Not necessarily sex all the time.)

However, there is a similarity between men and women. (Thank God there is some way to talk sense into women somehow.)

The similarity is something each of us wants and really wish for. Do remember this after your wedding.

Do you know what it is?

It is called “respect”.

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Money is a funny thing. Too much of it can present problems and too little of it also brings difficulties. This is no different in a marriage. Year after year, I have found that money problems potentially wreck marriages. Thus it is vital for couples to have the same views on money and how to use it.

How Attitudes about Money are Developed

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THE WEDDING CAKE as we know it goes back to the Roman Empire where cakes were actually barley bread. The groom would partially eat the loaf and then break the rest over the bride’s head. This symbolized his dominion over her, and the crumbs that fell to the floor symbolized good luck and fertility. It was good luck as well for the guests to eat the crumbs, and single women went after crumbs to ensure their own future marriages. The breaking of the bread over the bride’s head was phased out over time, though there were still reports into the 19th century that oatcakes were broken over bride’s heads in Scotland. In Northern Scotland, bridesmaids put a napkin over the bride’s head and poured a basket of bread over her to symbolize fertility and good fortune.

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