Till Debt Do Us Part By Mary Loftus Summary

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“Money disagreements and disappointments can predict the long term-success, or failure, of the relationship” (Mary Loftus, 99) To sustain a good relationship, one must be able to overcome problems especially the ones that deal with money. In the article Till Debt Do Us Part, Mary Loftus addresses the importance of communication when it come to money arguments. She explains how many is a big problem in most relationships mostly after marriage. She points out the main reasons on why and how having bad communication can make a small argument a disaster. I completely agree with the author’s point. When in a relationship, one learns to overcome small arguments and any obstacle. When in a marriage, one should be able to communicate, comprehend, and …show more content…

Problems are already enough to deal with, but lies only create more lies and make it much more complicated to explain. No relationship wants to get to the point in which you can’t trust one another. Once you get to that point then there really is no point of continuing the relationship. The trust has to be built all over again, it’s like starting from day one. In the article, May Loftus makes an interesting statement, in which I completely agree with, “Hiding information about expensive purchases, risky investments or debts that have accumulated to the point of crisis… can explode when triggered by outside events” Sooner than later lies get discovered and no explanation can cover the fact that the other person wasn’t trusted with the truth. A small lie can trigger more lies and only leads to one big lie. It’s like the ripple effect, lie after lie to cover up but in reality it’s only creating something much bigger and worse. “Money is the opportunity to feel betrayed” (Mary Loftus, 99) Being lied to is one of the top ways in which someone can feel betrayed. If you have committed to spend the rest of your life with someone else you should have no reason to lie about your salary or the purchases you made. Something so small shouldn’t get in the way of a marriage or any

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