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Oct 11

Economy Craters; Families Affected!

By Jay Slupesky
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Marriage Dynamics



Statue of Liberty, 10/2/08

My vacation is over and I’m back at work. Just in time to see our economy crumble!

The turmoil in the economy has been dominating the news recently. It even seems to have overshadowed the presidential campaign, which is significant given that there are less than four weeks left before the election.

So every day we read about the stock market losing another few percent, about banks collapsing, and about the government making unprecendented efforts to restore stability.  What we don’t seem to hear too much about is how these events are affecting real people like you and me.

I’m guessing that many people must be suffering a great deal of distress over what is happening.  I’m imagining a family where in the past few weeks the value of their retirement nest egg has lost about 25% of its value, their jobs are in jeopardy because their employers are close to bankruptcy, and their house is worth less than what they owe on it.

What do these stressors do to a marriage?  As I’ve written before, problems like this that are external to the relationship itself can either bring a couple closer together or drive them apart. 

How can it bring a couple closer?  Easy.  They decide that they are going to get through this hard time together together, no matter what.  The agree that they are going to support one another, and that no matter what happens, they still have each other.  Give that a try.