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Scenario

When income differences create tension over spending

I earn significantly more than my boyfriend and he has started making comments about expensive things I buy for myself, saying I am being selfish when we have shared goals.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Money becomes a proxy for control when economic inequality within a partnership generates moral claims on individual choices.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian Partnership Ethics — Duty and Love?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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