Is money affecting your relationships???

As a student in China I have not this problem,but I think without money we can't do anything though money is not omnipotence.

I think that when a family is low or out of money it does effect their relationship I know it does mine. I'm stressed out he's stressed out and we will end up taking it out on each other. I think it's normal. when we're scared,stressed out,and upset it's human nature to lash out and we often do it to the ones we love the most. It's sad but true. Let me tell you though if my baby was sitting with nothing to eat or drink I would have jumped his case too for watching t.v.!

Yep. a lack of money can be a pretty tiresome thing to fight over, especially when it is effecting others.

No, not at all. For me, money has nothing to do with my relationship. When I spend my time for earning money, I do it sincerely. When I spend my time with my family, I do it sincerely again. So money doesnt come between my relationships.

yes money is the root of all evil and my wife is the plait that growing form that root. money is alot of the stress if a relationship, by the way as i am writing this she is out shopping lol

in to days world except very rare every one ,even father son,mother daughter,husband wife relation is based on monitary,no one is caring u if u've no handsome earning,it is a bitter truth,which is also heart breaking

No never. In my married life of 12 years money never had a chance to play any part. I admit that Money is an important media to full our necessity, but it should not be given due important than human. As I am the earning member, I used to take care of all the responsiblities in time and my wife never had a chance to complaint.

Well not me I'm only 15. But it affects me watching my parents argue about money. It really makes me feel uncomfortable. My Dad is always talking about he's behind and it affects everyone's mood because that's what starts the arguement. I can't imagine what my parents go through with money problems especially with 2 teenagers and a little 8-year-old kid and with a senior girl that went to prom. It must have been torture. You shouldn't get mad around the baby though because only though just a little baby he'll sense your madness if he sees your screaming. Then believe it or not he'll grow up thinking it's okay to yell.

It happens in all relationship most of the fights starts regarding of money. And If money does'nt really important maybe I'm still with my husband now. I broke up with him because of lack of money and being so lazy regarding of work.

Not right now, because we are ok with money. But when we were really short on money a couple of years back we fought alot. Not terribly, but just from the stress of being broke and all. Now that we have everything worked out well, we rarely fight about anything. I think money is a big stress and probably one of the main causes of divorce.

when i was single i didn't experience the value of money in a relationship but when i got married,this is now the time i would say that its really a big part in a discussion between husband and wife...most of all for the needs of my kids and for future.

mom always tells me "you can love with all your heart , but when you have a family, it's not just love that can help your family to exist. If you don't have money, it's difficult to keep your relationship in normal." But you know, I want to tell you other things. Maybe you have lose your control when you scold your husband, but now, you should share your worries with him. He's a father, so of course he's worry of your baby too. Two of you can find the best solution , not fighting :) have a nice day

Definitely it affects the relationship. Money is the root of evilness :). We all know that it is one of the important thing in our life. But if even if it is, we must not be overpower by that.

it´s true that money doesn´t make ppl happy,but money in excess,money is always needed to eat,to sleep,to survive!! Everything in excess is bad,it isn´t different with the money!

My husband and I have had to work really hard at not letting money issues affect our relationship. We both have a lot of money issues because we both grew up not having enough, and it's made us very nervous about money in our adult lives. However, so far we've managed to work through it by approaching every problem as a team and discussing things openly and honestly. Just recently we had to have a very serious money discussion over the financing of medical treatment that I'm going to need, and I was actually really impressed with how well we both handled it. I had been very nervous about having the conversation with him, but I made sure I had everything I wanted to say planned out ahead of time, and warned him that it was going to be a long discussion so that it didn't seem like I was attacking him with something out of the blue. In a situation where you are having problems feeding your child, I can understand how that would be very stressful for you, and how it would put a lot of strain on your relationship. I do hope that things are going better for you now!

It is quite natural for tension to mount and rythm of relation to loose when there is an accute shortage of money. But at such situations inspite of the tension etc. the two of you should seriously think of ways to overcome the harship. Such serious interaction itself will ease the tention to certain extent. I myself in life has faced sone hard times. Even though not in the same gravity as you described problems were there, and we used to have some heated exchanges of words. Then I will take the initiative and by discussions find some or other ways to face the particular situarion. It is well enouigh that you don't have any arguements when there is money. In some families abundance of money makes problems. All are part of life. When there is a mind to compromise there will be love, and when there is love there will not be much problems. All the best.

Of course especially if a baby is involved, whether there is budget for milk or not. When my son was born, we were really hard up. I can remember the same situation we had as yours, and it was not easy. Arguments may ensue due to lack of money for our basic needs. But the good news is that such could just be temporary, but for how long? When money is scarce, there is no way by which couples can ehjoy life because your preoccupation would be where to get food for the next meal and other needs. Well, in this world, we just have to live, and survive....

sometimes but not today... it was a long time ago...

I can understand what you experienced although i have been still not married .In fact the loss of money affects not only the relationship between spouses but also the normal communications between friends in a sense.so I will try my best to earm largest money. For you ,I sincely hope that you will be all right soon!

Yes, this affects i think everyones relationship. Financial stress is the worst. Everyone wants to save and have extra for themselves. But do guys really know that women put all they make into a household? And when you ask for a little bit to get some toothpaste or toilet paper they look at you, like you have 3 heads.