What do you think it is worst in a relationship?

United States
September 30, 2009 12:56am CST
I ask that question because I wonder what might be worst in a relationship with your partner. To not be honest and lie ? Or to hide things form that special person? I ask this question because I got so upset when I found out that my husband made some money on a side job and told me that he made around 200 dollars and the I found out form him that it was 500 but then he forgot and told me that it was 700 so now I am not sure about the real amount. But I am mad because he lied to me and also because he is so irresponsible because I have no idea what he did with the money since all the bills are late and some are might be disconnected but the good thing is that I called to ask for a payment plan. I am tiered of having to ask my family for loans when he is really not giving his 100% and he is not even worried about the loans or anything.
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
30 Sep 09
This is not good and if there is no trust and honesty there is nothing. I would not be able to deal with a man if he was not paying the bills fully or equally. Lying about how much he made when the bills are late is horrible. On top of it for him not to worry or care that is not good at all. The only way I could see this being ok if he lied about how much because he used some money to buy you a special gift. I doubt that happened but even that would be inmature knowing there are bills to be paid. I wish you nothing but the best but I think you need to have a serious conversation with him and straighten some things out before they get even worse. If he doesn't want to hear it then I guess you know what you need to do.
• United States
1 Oct 09
Thanks for your responses and you are right also I did talk to him actually I talk to him about everything but so far I have not had any luck. He keeps on lying to me and it got worst because we have 5 days to pay the water bill of 450 or it will be disconnected and so far he keeps telling me that it would be ok like always but it never is. I wish that he can have a little of the pain that I get from all the stress so he can know what he is making me have every single month. I have no idea what he is going to do I also hope that I can control my self and not try to bail him out from his responsibilities.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
1 Oct 09
No please don't bail him out of his responsiblities because then he will continue to depend on you to get him out of the predictments that he end up in. Oh I feel for you and I will be praying for you.
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@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
lack of trust and transparency make a relationship miserable. You mentioned about your husband not being a responsible person when it comes to being trasparent about his income, this is sad. If indeed, he wants to keep some for himself for some reasons, at least he must see to it that bills are settled first and that you don't have to go in debt. Obviously there is a domestic problem that needs to be sorted out. This not unique in your situation and I'm sure many couples face the same. I just hope that you both will exert effort to sort this out before the relationship gets sour. They say that it is impossible to find a perfect husband, we have to be satisfied with someone who is close enough, not perfect but real. You can talk things with him and I'm sure in time, you will find a solution to this problem. Cheers.
• Philippines
30 Sep 09
The worst relationship is I think when you don't go along with your partner and when you don't trust each other too. In a relationship, trust with each other is very important because that's where everything starts. When you trust your partner, then chances are you won't get along together as you will always keep watch of him/her. One will never be happy if he/she doesn't trust fully his partner.
• United States
2 Oct 09
You are right when there is no trust your partner there can‘t be a happy relation ship.
• United States
1 Oct 09
You and your husband should read "the total money make over" and get on the same page with finances. Money is the leading cause of divorce and I would hate to have someone else become a statistic. There are many reasons a person lies about money and it is hard to say what his reason is. You and hubby really do need to get on the same page, and remember it is never to late to change your financial situation.
• United States
2 Oct 09
I wish, hope and will love to be with him for ever but there are some things that he has been showing about him that I never knew and I don’t like them at all. One is the lying but he is also jealous about everyone and those not trust me and I don’t go out on my own ever not even to make a quick 5 minute heron and he always wants to be right about everything even when he is not. I don’t know why but he thinks that women are not good for anything that those not have to do with the house like cleaning, coking, and taking care of the kids. I guess I have to wait and see if it is going to work.
• Philippines
30 Sep 09
This might be a worst scenario. Lying and hiding something from your beloved is not healthy at all. It will only become a valid reason if he was preparing for an emergency scenarios that he knows he has no one to ask for help. Ask him in a proper & calm manner about his reason. There might be a valid reason for his doing. But be prepared for whatever reactions that may occur. Weigh things first and know what are the possibilities & what will you do with the certain reaction that he may show you. Explain to him that you are bothered by this. Be sweet and loving to him while you are talking to him. There's might be something wrong that he does not want to share it with you he perceives your reaction to that certain issue. Pray before you do the conversation with him that God may guide you both to avoid whatever worst things or actions may occur. Good Luck, desteny114!
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• United States
2 Oct 09
I pray so I can find a way to understand him for so far I have not found the answer. I did talk to him and what I got was more lies and for him to get mad at me and he said “I can’t believe that money is more important”. It is not more important but when you have kids to take care of and bills to pay money has something to do with being able to have food on our plates and a ruff over our heads. So far I have not been able to talk to him because he is offended but I am not going to let it get to me since I always try to look for ways to make him happy but I am sick of it. Thank you for your comment I will definitely keep praying so I can know that I really have to do and also to get straight since at the moment I don’t have much.
• United States
30 Sep 09
Wow! I can't even imagine being in your current situation. Dishonesty is never a good thing, and with today's economy, financial dishonesty is crucial. Regardless of how much money he made, he should have informed you. Some people may not agree with that but when your husband made the decision to marry you, he agreed to build a life together with you. House payments, car payments, cell phone bills, groceries, everything adds up on a regular basis and they all have to be paid. Whatever amount of money that your husband made should have been brought to the table so it could be accounted for. I always have my husband's pay checks spent within a few days of them coming in. This is not because I blow all of his money, but because I pay all of the bills. He always wonders what in the world could have happened to his entire paycheck, but he has no idea how much our style of living actually costs. Either way, hiding something from your partner in life is never a good idea.
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• United States
2 Oct 09
There was I times that he asked me what I was doing with the money since we did not have any money left and most of the time it was not enough so I kept telling him that it was all going into bills since I buy the food. He got upset and told me that he could do better than me on making payment and that he was not going to be stressed like I was but after one time that he tried to juggle the bills for one month he told me “I don’t know how you do it so I rather just give you the money and you will be in charge of the bills”. I have never asked him to give me all the money but I do ask him is to give me the money to pay the bills and to buy things that we might need since I don’t want him to think that I am hiding money from him.
@shajerrl (309)
• China
30 Sep 09
Really hard to response, Even the most unbiased cannot judge domestic affairs...so the most effective way to fix your current issue, i think, you should have a openly and effectively communication with your husband, but please make sure to calm down and don't argue with, you should tell him all your worried about him and hope he can give you a reasonable explanation. before this talk, i think you'd better find serval ideas for avoiding argument...Good luck
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• United States
1 Oct 09
I always try to talk to him but he always gets mad because he hates for people to tell him that he might be doing something wrong. And when I talked to him about the issue he just looked at me and lied again and again. Thank you for your comment.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
1 Oct 09
Both are dishonest. I think it's the same.
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• United States
2 Oct 09
Yes they are really similar.
• United States
30 Sep 09
A man might not tell his wife about money her earned if he thinks he will have to put it all in the family pot and not get any of it for himself. I think if a man went out and made some money he ought to be honest with his woman, or wife, about how much he made. But I also think he should be able to spend some of the money on himself like maybe 1/5th of it or whatever seems fair. I guess this would depend on what bills need to be paid. I think money tends to be to important to people. But having some money does make life allot easier.
• United States
1 Oct 09
You might be right but I really don’t care about the about the amount that he makes as long as he can be responsible and pay the bills that have to be paid and get what they kids need and since I hardly ever ask hi to get me stuff he wont waist that much on me. I don’t have a stable job but there are times that I help my neighbor clean a house or two and I would use all that money for food so he those not give me money for food. And I actually worked one year because he lost his job but in that year he never tried to get a job until I told him that he needed to get a job because I was not going to work any more.
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
1 Oct 09
It is annoying if your partner not being truthful to you. But this kind of act deserve a second chance (after severe talking session~~~) Though I must say irresponsible act like this can snap my restraint too. Especially when he care less about the household and leave the thinking part to me. Your man really is a carefree man.
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• United States
2 Oct 09
Yes second chance I am not that sure because I have lost the count on all the chances that I gave him. It is not the first time that he has done this but I do hope that it is the last.
• China
30 Sep 09
Hi, sorry to hear about you. In my opinion, lying is the worst thing in a relationship because trust is the base of the relationship. If you can't trust somebody, the I don't think that you can get along with each other very well. I guess it is better that you can talk with you partner patentially, about you idea, your worry and your feeling. Best wishes.
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• United States
2 Oct 09
Thank you and I also hope that this can be worked with since I don’t want to be the one that tries to makes everything work. I am just tired of having to do most of the things on my own and he dose not care he would act like he did nothing but he will try to make me feel bad about getting mad.
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
to me, the worst thing to happen in a relationship is infidelity. i could not take my partner betraying me. everyone wants to have open communication with the other and expects loyalty from each other. in ur case, it is also very hurting having to know things from one who is obliged to divulge something because he is "trapped in a corner". it is also very disheartening to know that some things are kept away from u when u expect to be the first person or the closest person whom he shares things with. it would surely make me wonder why he does that and have suspicions. i know this is not healthy in a relationship. as much as possible, talk things out with him in a nice way, at a time u are alone. there aren't things that can't be resolved if these are handled with love and respect for each other.
• United States
2 Oct 09
I have tried to talk to him but so far it those not made any positive progress. But his lying is not just with money it is with many things even with the oldest kid he would promise many things to her but he would never keep his promise. I have no idea if he might have ever been unfaithful and so far I don’t doubt that he might have cheated on me that is if he is not cheating on me now.
@irene3184 (898)
• Philippines
1 Oct 09
Maybe you need to talk with your husband calmly and relaxing. Maybe he has a reason why he lie to you about it. Just take it easy, I'm sure you can both make up of what you have both misunderstood. My father before lie sometimes to my mother about his salary because my mother get everything he earned and my father look forward he can buy something for me and give me an additional allowance.
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• United States
2 Oct 09
I did talk to him but he just lied to me again and again. He those not just lie to me about money he would also do it on other things.
@Swadey (220)
• Canada
1 Oct 09
i think the both are just as bad. you need to be honest with each other and you should not have to hide anything from each othe either. i think that its okay to lie about certain thing though liker not telling her shes fat or something along those lines.. Also if your commited to each other and trust one another why would you hide things that shows no trust at all. happy mylotting!
• United States
2 Oct 09
I ask my self the same question “why would you hide things that shows no trust at all?”. So far I have not found an answer and thank you fro your comment.
30 Sep 09
I completely understand your situation, and YES, it is ANNOYING when someone who is OUR OWN RELATIVE lies us. Well, in family, money could be the reason for anything, being one or maybe being separated. But I don't realy like the second one. But I support you so much in order to find out 'how much' is the actual amount of the man's income. Regardless whatever the source is. But you have to be very careful and down to earth when facing our 'leader'. Just keep respecting him and act as nice as you can. =)
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• United States
2 Oct 09
I do try to be nice and calm about it but I am getting really annoyed since he is trying to turn things and make me feel bad about finding out that he was lying to me. I don’t know why he has always done that I guess that it is my fault since I always apologies even if I don’t have anything to do with it I just rather try to make him happy even if it makes me unhappy. But not this time I hope that I can find the strength so I wont just turn around and apologies for his mistakes.