| Balancing Money & Love IS Possible! Now that #ConsciousCoupling has helped you to learn the importance of financial planning, we're here to help you make love and money co-exist successfully. The first and most important factor is trust. You need to trust that your partner is going to be responsible with his or her money, and the money that you share. You need to know their money-management skills and they need to know yours. Next comes communication; once you trust that your partner will tell you what they are spending their money on you can communicate about what is necessary to buy and what is not. This is easier said than done since money is very often tied to our emotions and therefore can be hard to talk about with anyone. Honesty, comprehension, and compatibility are next in line when dealing with money and love. While some people think infidelity only refers to a sexual affair #ConsciousCoupling reminds you of the term "financial infidelity". This can refer to lying about spending your money on anything as small as a lunch to something as big as a pair of three thousand dollar shoes; it is anything that you don't tell your partner that you spent money on, especially if it's shared money. Comprehension refers to actually knowing how much money it is going to take to do certain things, such as buying a house. Yes you can both see a house and both love it and decide that is the house for you but you need to be able to comprehend how you are going to pay for it, how much it is going to cost, how much money you will need to furnish it, and how much money in loans you might need. Compatibility is key when it comes to spending money. Love at first sight exists but doesn't always last. Take two people who fall in love young but come from different backgrounds - one grew up having everything handed to them and the other had to work to get the life they wanted. While you're still casually dating this doesn't cause that much of a problem but when the relationship gets serious and you want to move in together it's very unlikely that your money spending habits will be able to co-exist and the relationship is doomed. Last but not least #ConsciousCoupling reminds you that you MUST have a sense of independence when it comes to a financial plan. You can't just assume that you'll fall in love, get married, and be covered for the rest of your life. Both people in a relationship should have their own retirement fund, checking account, and savings account. Life isn't always simple and it's important to remember that when thinking about your financial future. | 
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