How much do you think Debt and Money management play into a new relationship...what about long term?

It depends on the situation!

its very important to long term..believe me

Lots, unless your very foolish.

A lot of debt is usually indicative of poor money management.

My advise is save alot of coupons to get her stuff!

money always ends up being important...if you want it to be or not

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I agree. Sad but true

I hate to say it but money is important, especially the way someone handles it.

How they handle it....how much debt they have....how much money they have in the first place.

LOTS of people will try to tell you it doesn't matter, but it's all a line of crap.

Trust me, it matters.

Just ask any guy who doesn't make over 40K a year how good his love life is.

Myself, I can honestly say that how they handle it matters, but how much they have in the first place doesn't matter to me. I grew up with nothing, now I have enough to take care of the bills and get stuff I want. That's all that really matters to me.

LOTS!!!! TAKE IT FROM ME!

Kind of sad we live in a day and age where it is the ultimate balance of whether or not a relationship will survive...isn't it?

Personally I don't care either way, I have a little debt myself.

Debt and money management mean more to a LTR then short term dating.

It means a lot to every relationship because it tells you about the person. If they cann't handle their finances, how can they handle anything else? Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

I wont even go out with an idiot with his money, but he cant be too cheap with his money either. I want someone who is smart and doesnt blow his entire paycheque on a boat and has no money for groceries!!! Been there done that dont wanna do it again!!

Money and attitudes about money aren't usually discussed much at the beginning of a relationship but they are crucial to the long term survival of the relationship.

While you don't have to agree about everything, big differences in how you handle money are going to lead to big problems.

If you're conservative with your money and he's a spendthrift spending everything he earns it's never going to last.

I can say that $ is a big deal when a LTR (esp. a marriage) is ending, that's for sure! When they say it's 'not about the $' - it's almost always about the $.

Wait til you get divorced, its all about the money. Who made it, who spent it and who is going to keep paying it out.

Myself, I am learning to live on much less, and its fine, and still manage to save.

Short term, not so much, long term, its critical.

money is important,period. you can live with out it,the ahmish prove that,but unless you want to live backwards you need it.