Would you marry someone who isnt financially stable?

Philippines
August 3, 2008 3:17am CST
For me its a big NO...a constipated wallet means constipated issues. im not being self righteous and materialistic; he doesnt need to be truly rich, but he should at least have some savings before he settles down. having money really comes in handy when your stomach starts growling from hunger and will save you a lot of heated discussions and arguments.
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@sagittar (107)
• Malta
3 Aug 08
yea i will because no one knows the futur. ok this is an example. Imagine you find a partner that he works, he have a good payment. after yrs you decide that you love him/her and you want to marry him. Ok you marry him/her, you got one or two children, and suddenly, an accident happen to the one who has the job? he or she cannot make more money for the family. what you will do than you leave him/her because now he or she is not making any money? You could find someone without any money, he had a job and lost it, it is not his fault, it is not a good reason to do not marry someone who is not finacially stable. The futur no one knows it.
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@CharRay7 (1549)
• United States
4 Aug 08
Welcome to MyLot!!! You make a very good point!! Just because you marry someone who is finanacially well off doesn't mean it will always be that way. You marry someone for love, you struggle thur life for love, you endure the happy times and bad time because of love. [i]Happy MyLotting, Char[/i]
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• United States
3 Aug 08
Financial problems come and go, I don't assess a man or a relationship's worth by how much money he has. Neither my husband nor I have any savings, he's the only one who works because I can't. We get by pretty okay. My mom helps me out because if my extenuating circumstances and my husband and I help her out around the house to try to make up for it. I see nothing wrong with it.
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
thanks for your reply.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
4 Aug 08
Never made that much money myself, I was able to save a bit, and I wanted my husband to make more than I did. If I had to rely on someone just as poor as I was, we would be unhappy worrying that we could not afford anything. I wanted someone with a good job or career. It did not matter if he was in the upper echelon of society. My husband was a boiler maker and heavy duty mechanic, not a doctor or lawyer, and we went from an apartment to a house and each one became a little better and now we own the one we live in. We could not do it if he had not worked or just worked part time.
@lchiat (1070)
• Malaysia
3 Aug 08
I am a guy. For me i wont marry if i am still facing financial problems. Cause i dont want to suffer from financial problems with my love one. I just hope that i can be with her happily and not worrying about money... And set up a wedding need a lot o money so if i am not financial stable yet i dont think i will be able to set up a wedding. It is impossible for me to borrow money from cousins or friends to marry. It is really embarasing. Happy Myloting!!!
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
3 Aug 08
a registered marraige would not cost a lot of money.good day.
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@blanne (173)
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
I have to agree with you. I don't want someone that would possibly rely on me to survive. I can't have that. And it is always the male that's expected to earn money and put food on the table. A working wife is an added bonus. And I really think that men who don't have a stable job should think twice about marrying. I mean, no offense, but they just really have to do something about it. And I have to stress out, you can't live on love alone. What happens if the feeling is gone? You just can't simply trust your feelings. We all have to be really practical, seriously.
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• India
3 Aug 08
well for me money and love are two diffrent things,If i am in love with some one then i dont think money comes in between because money can be earned some times but a true love cant be earned,it is given by god at some time.so i cant reject love just for the sake of money.
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@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
4 Aug 08
I do not want to break my love in the name of fin - I love my love in everyway.
Dear friend,If I am financially unstable or if the girl whom I is unstable I don't care as long as we both love each other sincerely. Financial unstable could come after marriage too. That might be too difficult and if a girl loves me I hope she could adjust with a person who could bear my problems are crucial time I hope it is part of love. I give much importance to love than my financial condition. I love those who do not my money but who love me more than any and same will be back too. Those who love my money will betray or will find another who can satisfy with money I hope they are not reliable as they may tend to do any for the sake of money. Hence I feel love each others in every way and money can be obtained through hard work and hope one could do anything for love if that love is sincere and true.
@alpha7 (1910)
• France
3 Aug 08
The issue of saving comes in many ways,keeping money inside the bank these days could be too risky,so i don't really understand your term of saving? A young man who has invested in buying e-metals and keeping it in other investment,(i mean where it can grow) or a Man that has bought over 3 appartements,and rented all out,will you say he has no savings.The important thing is to understand your partner,if she doesn't believe in any other thing than keeping your money in the bank,just forget it,it won't work.
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• United States
4 Aug 08
It depends on the situation. I thought that way when I was dating because I worked hard and had a lot to lose. But...sometimes you find a guy who had gone through a bad divorce, or a bad investment and you have to see the potential in them to rebuild and you can build a good life together. If you are with someone and they are abusing credit cards or buying things they can't afford I would say that is a definite red flag.
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• Canada
3 Aug 08
Having No money brings lots of problems in the marriage life. But i believe that if the two of you are truly in love, then no matter what life throughs at you, you work together to over come it.
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
3 Aug 08
I would. It depends on someone you means. If he/she is willing to try to develop him/herself to be someone better and try haard to make themselves financially stable, why not? What's with the vow in the altar saying that you want to take the good and bad times? What if someday you face a financial breakdown? would you leave your partner then?
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• Philippines
4 Aug 08
When my husband and I met, we had small incomes and limited savings and we learned to live within our means. We were confident about each other's potentials that we will succeed in life plus working hard. And now, I am so proud of our accomplishments because I can say that we are living comfortably with our kids now.
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@shamzy18 (2316)
3 Aug 08
hey well as long as he got a job then yeah i would marry him no matter what level his income is as long as i like him its ok .. but if he isnt financially stable then i wouldnt get married as obviously you would get married to someone who can take care of you and support you ...
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• France
3 Aug 08
why does it always have to come down to marriage lol..... Love can be en joyed without marriage and marriage can wait till financial stability gets achieved.... Yann
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
3 Aug 08
having savings is very much essential but as the saying goes love is blind.i think i would marry my love even if he was a pauper.
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@AshleyHasan (1024)
• India
3 Aug 08
If I am in love with a person who isnt financially stable I will marry him otherwise ofcourse it is no, I will be selecting a person who is financially stable and who can take care of me well!
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
Definitely not..love itself cant sustain us in everyday life. i'm just being practical, i know love started it all. but let's come to think of it, love itself can't bring food for the family nor for my children. you can't sit back and relax if you are always worried about what to eat or where to live. at least if i plan to settle and get married i would definitely pick a guy who is responsible enough to feed the family. he may not be that very rich but at least he is financially stable and could love and respect me.;)
@hanirose (307)
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
no.. even the priest wouldn't agree believe me. a healthy relationship also involves financial issues cause the fact that you're going to get married means that you're also ready to have a family and you can't support your family if you don't have a stable job. We all have roles in a family and part of that role as a man/father/husband is being a good provider to your family.
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@relundad (2310)
• United States
3 Aug 08
For me I would NOT marry someone that was not on the same financial level as I am or better. I find that a persons financial status is no different than any other quality or attribute that you would look for in a mate.
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
being practical now a days is very important. financial issues should be laid down before marriage or else you might enter into something that you might regret later on.
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