Who handles the money in your home? What kind of debt load do you carry? How often do you argue about spending money?The 2009 State of Our Unions: Marriage in America research conducted by the National Marriage Project and the Institute for American Values, focused on money and marriage, including the influence that debt, assets, spending patterns and materialism have on marriage.The findings indicate a strong correlation between consumer debt and marital satisfaction.The study found that money ...

If your goal is to have a healthy relationship, you'll want to keep an eye out for these unhealthy behaviors. Paying attention to them can save you from heartache down the road.The person you are dating wants to dominate your time and/or keep you from friends and family.He/she asks you to sacrifice your values for the sake of the relationship.Your significant other disrespects and discourages you instead of encouraging and honoring you. Your date wants to control you – where you g...