Healthy Love and Money Blog

Our romantic relationships involve navigating money together. In close relationships, we can develop financial intimacy to do this. This involves learning to talk about the functional side of money an...

For couples, financial intimacy isn’t as simple as adding your incomes together and dividing by two. To create financial intimacy, you have to be able to see things from your partner’s perspective; th...

Success at all costs can mean different things to different people, but there’s a fear underneath it that drives it, often unconsciously. 

I have had an increased understanding of this on my own jour...

Understanding all of the roles your brain plays in helping to develop and maintain financial intimacy is essential.

That’s because the more ways you have of understanding something, the deeper your ...

Couples who share a strong sense of fairness are more likely to have successful and long-lasting relationships. One of the main reasons for this is that couples who perceive their relationship as fair...

A mirror neuron is a brain cell that helps us see what’s going on in the external world and then recreate it. 

Mirror neurons have a big contribution to fostering financial intimacy in your life. 

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There can be a lot of fear, anxiety, and shame when asking your partner to support you financially. It can also be challenging to ask your partner to continue to support you financially if they have b...

Your attachment style can impact many areas of your life. 

There are four different attachment styles: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized. Understanding these styles can help you understand ...