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Originally Posted by McLovin
Well, the issues in your first marriage had nothing to do with joint accounts or separate accounts. You were going to end up in the same place, regardless of the structure of the bank accounts.
As to your second marriage, I guess I can kind of semi understand what your doing. Although it still seems like a somewhat artificial construct to me.
And, me, personally, if I weren't willing to share a bank account with someone, I sure wouldn't be willing to marry them. Because in most states (community property states) half the money in "your" account is hers anyways.
I guess I'd feel like I either trust the person enough to marry them, and have everything we earn/make be joint property that we can trust each other with, or not.
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You know, McLovin, really you're right. And I live in one of those community property states. The logical part of my brain says just merge; but the "I'll never get screwed again!!!" part of me persists. It really does work for us, though. In her previous marriage, her husband made around what I make...and kept it all. She paid the bills, he played. So, having me covering most of the bills, I guess she's just happy having some of her own spending money; I dunno.