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When couples can't get past surface-level financial conflicts

My spouse and I have been having the same argument about money for two years - they think I spend impulsively and I think they're controlling, but underneath it I know we're both scared about financial security and we've never actually talked about what that fear means for each of us. Every money conversation turns into the same fight about who's responsible.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are trapped in repetitive conflicts that mask deeper shared vulnerabilities they haven't learned to explore together.

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