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The couple that learns how to shop together stays together.

The Black Friday Survival Guide For Couples

Don't let crowds, chaos and a crack-of-dawn wakeup call derail your relationship.

Planning on venturing out with your partner on Black Friday to make a dent in your holiday shopping? Congratulations: you're braver than me. Shopping with your significant other can be a difficult task even in the best of times; holiday shopping under pressure — with frantic shoppers shoving you aside to nab the last $2 countertop appliance — can be a recipe for a relationship disaster. Have you seen Walmart at midnight on Black Friday? It's enough to drive even the most loving, centered couple to the brink of bitter, nasty bickering.

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Tea-time for two? Don't mind if we do.

3 Cheap, Classy Date Ideas Around The Country

When it comes to a first date, not every woman is going to be impressed by drinks and a burger.

Unfortunately, the cost of a classy outing can often be just that: costly. But this doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. "Class" is just another way of exhibiting refinement and being in-step with the times—these concepts don’t need to be tied to a plump price tag.

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Is it any of your partner's business that you bought those overpriced shoes on payday?

Survey Says Women Tend To Hide Spending Habits From Men

Both genders say they believe in financial honesty, but women sometimes cover up (shoe?!) purchases.

With more and more couples choosing cohabitation over marriage each year, the idea of couples sharing money matters is no longer reserved just for married folks. But what exactly are they sharing? The bills, for sure, because they have to — but what about the other things they spend their money on?

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Would you date someone with different spending habits from yours?

4 Tax Day Facts About Singles & Money

How do your spending habits fit in with the rest of America's single people?

If the barrage of reminders on your television haven't been enough to keep you informed, today is Tax Day, the deadline to file your taxes to see just how much cash you are getting back from (or owe) the lovely government.

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Would you change your spending habits for a romantic partner?

Tax Day: Let's Talk About Singles' Spending Habits

A new Chemistry.com survey presents new factoids about love and money.

Relax—if you and your man have different ideas about what to do with your hard-earned cash (i.e. you like to save, he likes to spend), you can still have a healthy, romantic relationship, according to a new study from Chemistry.com that focused on love and money.

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How much do you spend on Valentine's Day?

Poll: How Much Do You Spend On Valentine's Day?

How much will you contribute to the expected record-breaking Valentine's Day spending this year?

The National Retail Federation expects Americans to spend record-breaking amounts on Valentine's Day this year—how much exactly, you ask?

 22 Gifts That Say "I Love You Baby" Without Breaking The Bank

22 Gifts That Say "I Love You Baby" Without Breaking The Bank

Our top choices for gifts under $25 or free that will say " I love you baby".

Searching for the perfect gift for your man, but on a tight budget? No worries – here at How to Get the Man of Your Dreams.com, we surveyed our team of Relationship Coaches, who are all male, for gifts they’d love to receive - that cost little to no money. With a little creativity and effort, you can create a lasting impression on the man of your dreams.

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How Combining Our Finances Helped Our Marriage

Turns out being flat broke can bring a married couple closer together.

These days, I don't feel guilty when I spend money on myself because I know I had his back when he was starting a new career, and I know he has mine. I also know that money has nothing to do with how much we love each other. It's just paper. Sometimes one will make more than the other, sometimes one will spend more than the other. In the end, it has a way of balancing itself out.

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Get Real: How Are Finances Affecting Your Love Life?

YourTango Experts explain how your attitude toward money has a big influence on your relationships.

We know the importance of discussing sex before we hop into bed. But money? Oh, no. talking about money with a potential life partner can feel much more embarrassing—and threatening—than a rundown of our sexual history.

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Spenders Vs Savers: 5 Ways To Avoid Fighting About Money

How to avoid money fights in your relationship when financial opposites attract.

If you feel like you're dating your financial opposite, you're probably right. It turns out we gravitate towards romantic partners with conflicting money attitudes to help balance our own tendencies.

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Poll: In A Marriage, Whose Money Is It Anyway?

Once you're married do you combine finances, or do you each have your own money?

Poll: In A Marriage, Whose Money Is It Anyway?: Yup! We share it all! No. We each contribute to common monthly expenses; the rest stays our own. We split everything right down the middle.