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[quote=Anonymous]People are who they are and having joint accounts or not does not change that. I have made more than DH, we now make the same, and I fully expect that at some point he will make more than me. We happen to have merged finances but keep separate accounts for daily living that simplify our lives. Spouses can choose to split up expenses in any way that makes sense for them. When I question the arrangement is when one spouse considers their retirement or savings as individual or something the higher earning spouse is more entitled than the lower earning spouse. They are not operating as a unit and that is not a marriage I would want to be part of. I do not worry about what happens if we unexpectedly divorce. If we divorce our life is all screwed up for many reasons, but we are both gainfully employed professionals that can support ourselves and having merged finances is not going to take that independence away from either of us. [/quote]
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