They say you’re never supposed to talk about money, but in the recession, it’s kind of hard not to. Despite a growing savings rate, there has been massive income loss and a dramatic devaluing or even obliteration of assets. For a lot of us, money is forefront and ever-present on our minds.Read: Money Saving Tips

But should you bring it up in relationships? Absolutely, say CPAs, therapists, love coaches and relationship experts. In marriages, money has always been the number one cause of tension, regardless of whether we’re rolling in it or dining on Ramen noodles.

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"My boyfriend said he wants to spend the rest of his life with me but he doesn't believe in marriage. What's going on? -Kate, Ohio

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Hot on the heels of last week's Iowa Supreme Court ruling that a ban on gay marriage there was unconstitutional, Vermont has also legalized same-sex marriage.The New England state, which in 2000 became the first in the country to adopt civil unions for gay couples, came to the decision today when the Vermont Legislature successfully overrode Governor Jim Douglas's veto of a bill allowing gay couples to marry.In order to override the governor's veto, the house needed a two-thirds vote. Last week, they came up four votes shy. But today, they managed to achieve the exact number required when … Read More

A newlywed couple from Omaha, Nebraska have just moved in with the bride's ex-husband. Yes. Take a moment out to wrap your heads around that one. You get married, divorced, married again and what do you do? Move in with your ex! 

It takes all types in this world.

When Nicole Thompson-Arce married husband No. 2, Mathew Arce (her former mother-in-law was in the wedding, by the way) last July, he lost his job. She had just quit hers, and while he's gainfully employed now, the couple didn't have the funds to provide for her two children from … Read More

Single and wish you weren't? Taken with trouble brewing on the home front? Have you tried everything: blaming your parents, your job and the ex-boyfriend who destroyed every last shred of romantic functionality you had in you? When all other relationship diagnoses fail, blame your friends! That's right. The besties, frenemies, family members and other so-called "friends" in your life might be toxic for both you and your relationship. Think your friend's a speed bump in the road to true love? Check out these nine telltale signs.

We're proud feminists. We'd never deny that. But when it comes to large, hairy spider-smushing, we'll happily offer a high-heeled shoe to the nearest testosterone-laden man as we cower in fear and dance the "ick, ick, ick!" jig.

Plenty of women depend on men for even more stereotypically masculine tasks, such as plunging toilets, re-wiring light fixtures, and installing storm windows. Boyfriend, husband, dad, landlord -- it doesn't matter just as long as she doesn't have to do it!

Traditional gender roles are at work here: some women prefer to stick to cooking-and-cleaning and some men insist they're the only … Read More

Katie Holmes, 29, seems to have taken to her lifestyle as a Broadway success; in fact, she may be considering permanent relocation to New York City. According to In Touch, a friend revealed that Katie met with a Manhattan real estate agent to look at properties in the $10 million range.

With Tom, 46, and kids Suri, 2, Isabelle, 15, and Connor, 13, happily settled in the family's $35 million mansion in Beverly Hills (purchased just last May), does Katie's home-hunting indicate a split? Or is Katie simply seeking a new bachelorette pad to crash at during Broadway stints? Tom already … Read More

"That's What He Said" takes to the street to find out what men think about domestic duties. How do you split up the chores around the house? Is it 50/50?

Before I got married my grandma told me to put my names in all my books. "Why?" I asked. 

"Because, I know how much you love them and you don't want them to get mixed up with his. You know, just in case…" 

I doubt that my copy of Anna Karenina will get mixed up with his Principles of Electrical Engineering, but I did follow my grandma's advice. You know, just in case… 

So far, for us "just in case" hasn't happened. But for many couples just in case is a reality and many of them didn't have … Read More

"That's What He Said," takes to the street to find out what men think about domestic duties. How do you split up the chores around the house? Is it 50/50?