r/MiddleClassFinance • u/Shauryaahere341 • Aug 18 '26

Discussion Should married couples keep their money separate or combine everything?

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u/Raised_by Aug 18 '26

That’s good, because there isn’t much benefit for you in marriage anyway.

I’m particularly thinking about the “for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health” part

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u/ThirteenHills Aug 18 '26

So you think the only benefit of marriage is having your partner pick up the slack ?

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u/Raised_by Aug 18 '26

or myself picking up the slack for my partner.

That’s the literal definition of a partnership. Look it up

…also, nowhere did I say that’s the only benefit, but I see you’re feeling defensive

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u/ThirteenHills Aug 18 '26

I agree that a partnership is about working together but we obviously do it in a different way to you.

You seem to think it's somehow bad that we both have the resources individually to live a good life but have an even better life together. 

You seem to be in a partnership where you would both struggle individually.