Megan McArdle, Columnist

This Valentine's Day, Have One Last Fight

Money troubles aren't fatal to couples -- if they agree on how to handle them.

February 14, 2017 at 5:43 PM UTC

By Megan McArdle

Megan McArdle is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist.

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This Valentine’s Day, if you’re in a long-term relationship, resolve to do something really romantic: talk about money.

In the interests of full disclosure, I should note that my husband spontaneously proposed in the middle of a household budget meeting. You may therefore conclude that the McSuderman household has somewhat … unusual … ideas about what constitutes romance.