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How income inequality affects relationship power dynamics

My partner makes three times what I make and keeps saying money does not matter but then makes all the big decisions and I feel like I am losing my voice in my own life.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Financial disparities within intimate relationships can create subtle hierarchies that undermine equality despite good intentions.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Responsibilities — the other side of rights?”

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