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calmus

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Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« on: March 19, 2008, 10:44:19 AM »

Thought this thread could be a lovely counterpoint to the Romantic thing thread.

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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2008, 10:45:30 AM »
"Would you be w/your sig other if he made 1/4 of what he does?"



Absolutely :)

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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2008, 10:47:19 AM »
Quote from: STella on March 19, 2008, 10:45:30 AM
"Would you be w/your sig other if he made 1/4 of what he does?"



Absolutely :)



Well, it took you all of 2 secs to respond, which leads me to believe I should have put a $ amt on it, not a fraction.

How about if he made $25,000/yr?  If yes, why?

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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2008, 10:49:41 AM »
Quote from: calmus on March 19, 2008, 10:47:19 AM
Well, it took you all of 2 secs to respond, which leads me to believe I should have put a $ amt on it, not a fraction.

How about if he made $25,000/yr?  If yes, why?


lol


Yes, I'd still be w/him if he made $25,000/year.  He is a wonderful man and my best friend and we laugh a lot.  A lot!   :)
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2008, 10:53:22 AM »
Quote from: STella on March 19, 2008, 10:49:41 AM
lol


Yes, I'd still be w/him if he made $25,000/year.  He is a wonderful man and my best friend and we laugh a lot.  A lot!   :)

Think you'd still be laughing if you were worried about the mortgage payment about to spike (if you were able to buy a house), credit card payments, heath insurance payments (if you're lucky), car payments, meager retirement accounts? 

wonder if there's any stats about how often poor people's marriages fail in relation to middle classers.
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2008, 11:06:30 AM »
I would still be with him, because I WAS with him when he made 1/4 of what he does now. 
Of course, we have alot more debt now, and it would suck bigtime if his income dropped by 3/4 now.  And it would definitely cause alot more stress and alot of problems, but I'd like to think that we could work through it.

Money and financial troubles are the biggest causes of problems in relationships, that much is true.

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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2008, 11:08:03 AM »
Quote from: calmus on March 19, 2008, 10:53:22 AM
Think you'd still be laughing if you were worried about the mortgage payment about to spike (if you were able to buy a house), credit card payments, heath insurance payments (if you're lucky), car payments, meager retirement accounts? 


Many things in the above scenario wouldn't apply unless you're saying from the beginning he made $25,000 would I be with him. 

The answer is yes. 


Quote from: calmus on March 19, 2008, 10:53:22 AM


wonder if there's any stats about how often poor people's marriages fail in relation to middle classers.

I think I read somewhere that the top 2 things couples fight about are money and sex.
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2008, 11:10:24 AM »
Quote from: STella on March 19, 2008, 11:08:03 AM

I think I read somewhere that the top 2 things couples fight about are money and sex.



YES, sex too...money and sex.  I always forget about sex because I don't think I've ever had to fight about it.   8)
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2008, 11:16:59 AM »
Quote from: ripitupbaby on March 19, 2008, 11:10:24 AM

YES, sex too...money and sex.  I always forget about sex because I don't think I've ever had to fight about it.   8)


That's because one of you is accommodating the other.  More of a question of temperaments than perfectly matched sex drives.

Might feel a lot less accommodating if you were worried about something.
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2008, 12:17:27 PM »
Quote from: STella on March 19, 2008, 11:08:03 AM

I think I read somewhere that the top 2 things couples fight about are money and sex.


No one ever fights about too much money or too much sex. It's always about too little money or too little sex. Why is that?
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2008, 12:47:56 PM »
Well considering I have been with my husband when he made ZERO a big YES applies to me for this question.
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2008, 01:22:25 PM »
it's no matter of money for me , but I can't say I have a SO either  :-X
I'll just add that I see >need vs want< as a huge issue couples fight about 


Quote from: John Stutz on March 19, 2008, 12:17:27 PM
No one ever fights about too much money or too much sex. It's always about too little money or too little sex. Why is that?

there's no such thing as too much  :o

it's an evil idea planted by the debil  ;D
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2008, 01:32:35 PM »
Quote from: w8m8 on March 19, 2008, 01:22:25 PM

there's no such thing as too much  :o


Good luck explaining that to my penis when it's completely chafed.
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2008, 01:37:07 PM »
Quote from: John Stutz on March 19, 2008, 01:32:35 PM
Good luck explaining that to my penis when it's completely chafed.


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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2008, 01:38:45 PM »
I usually am pretty good at explaining  :)

I can always read up on how to speak in tongues  :P ( oops I said that outloud  ) I'm such a tease  ;D
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2008, 02:00:11 PM »
Quote from: w8m8 on March 19, 2008, 01:38:45 PM
I usually am pretty good at explaining  :)

I can always read up on how to speak in tongues  :P ( oops I said that outloud  ) I'm such a tease  ;D

Actions speak louder than words!
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Re: Would you be with your significant other if he made 1/4 of what he does?
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2008, 02:03:00 PM »
Does that come before or after.......












.......it's better to give than recieve ?
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