6 Scientific Tips For A Successful Marriage
While scientists have yet to concoct the all powerful, fairy tale love potion, their research is actually providing some really helpful tips for a successful marriage, here’s six that will help you in your future, or current, marriage! Marry a similar spender Tightwads are likely to tie the knot with individuals who throw caution to the wind when spending money … often to the detriment of the marriage. Scott Rick of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and his colleagues analyzed surveys of more than 1,000 married and unmarried adults and found that people tend to choose their spending opposites as romantic partners. The study also showed, however, that the financial opposites had greater conflicts over money and lower marital satisfaction in the long run than those whose spending tendencies were similar. “Even though a spendthrift will have greater debt when married to another spendthrift than when married to a tightwad, the spendthrift is still less...