How to Tell Someone You’re Seriously Dating that You are in Debt
Open dialogue is the key to a clean conscience – if you’ve got some debt skeletons in your closet and the relationship is important to you it may be time to let them out… Bring up the word “infidelity” at a dinner party or on a psychiatrist’s couch, and you’re likely to see the conversation veer off to issues regarding the libido. But there may be an even more insidious form of infidelity that packs just as much punch as the romantic kind, and can just as easily break up a couple. Financial Infidelity A new study shows that 80% of couples spend money behind their significant others back – and don’t tell them about the purchase. Another 18.5% of the 200 survey respondents included in the study have opened a credit card without their partner’s knowledge. In addition, 38% of survey respondents who do practice financial infidelity say they fear that, if found out, their relationships would end quickly. Why do so many people hide debt and spending issues from their loved ones? Primar...