When you sign a marriage license, you're not only promising yourself to be married to someone, you're agreeing to a huge financial commitment. Marriage and money matters go hand in hand. And seeing eye to eye on finances is often easier said than done.

As a couple, you each bring your own financial personality to the partnership. You've each got ingrained scripts that took years to develop, based on individual triggers, habits and lessons learned that have influenced your relationship with money. Solid conversations and an understanding of each other's financial hopes and realities are essential to a successful marriage.

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