Talking Money With Your Honey

As relationships change labels at the drop of a dime, couples are factoring in an essential aspect that could make or break a dynamic - talking finances

- Farzana Patowari

Today's time is all about smart decisions. Educationist Sakshi Soni is engaged to a CA. And even though there are six months to their marriage, they are taking financial decisions together for their future.

In the ever-changing dynamics of modern-day relationships, people are aware enough to talk about finances. To understand the person better and to ensure that friction in their relationship doesn't occur due to financial issues.

Financial intimacy means two people in a relationship talking about their financial condition, status, and beliefs openly. Couples and individuals term this element as a very important part of their relationship. It gives a relationship more clarity and direction. PR professional Mansi Mehta, who has been married for over eight years, considers it one of the building blocks. "Before we decided to tie the knot, my husband told me that he needs time to become financially stable for our future. But my decision of saying that we can do it together has brought us a long way. It helped us to lead a life that we both wanted to.

We have saved over the years for the rainy days, we have taken international trips together, and today we have a three-year-old daughter and jointly take care of her financial needs," she says.

According to relationship coach Preeti Khare, today, couples looking at long-term relationships are increasingly focusing on having financial clarity from the beginning. She explains, "Individuals want to know the financial hygiene of their partners to be sure that they can afford the lifestyle they want as a unit.