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Originally Posted by Lauren_
That's why hubby & I keep separate finances, even after 16 years together. I can't deal with the concept of 'our money,' so I just pay half of 'our bills' with 'my money' and he does the same. I know that reflects lack of committment to togetherness, or whatever, but it saved our relationship!
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Actually, most of my friends who are married operate in some variation of this way. Some keep completely separate accounts, and some keep their own accounts and a joint accout that they both transfer a set amount into each month. The idea of completely merging my finances with someone else's gives me the heebie jeebies. (Though I don't have any opinion one way or the other if anyone else does it with theirs)