Love & Romance
Money In Relationships: Biggest Mistakes Couples Make

Most often money is a tense subject to discuss among couples and one survey found that 95% of married adults believe “financial responsibility” is important when considering a spouse – more than attractions and other traits. True or False?
But whatever your answer is, it is important for couples, especially those planning to get married, to avoid these biggest mistakes couples make regarding their finances, and use them as a how-to guide to avoid the worst of your possible money problems.
1. You don’t ‘ever’ talk about money
Once you make up your mind to get married to that man or that woman, having an open conversation about money shouldn’t be a problem if “all is fair in love.” According to experts, “how money was handled in the past will often influence our spending personalities and how we handle money now, which is why it’s important to understand our partner’s money history.”
By discussing money in your relationship you will have a chance to be honest about the debts you’re bringing in, and learn about the ones your partner might have. Experts suggest that having the money discussion early in relationships is one of the best ways to create common savings goals.
2. Only one person is responsible for managing finance
In this millennial world, it disapproving for only one partner to manage the finances when the couple are supposed to be teammates. If one spouse is devoting time to your collective finances, it means the other might have a much murkier view of what’s going on – and leave the money-managing person feeling resentful for taking on all of the workloads.
Experts advise couples to have at the very least, a regular check-in meeting – ‘money date,’where both of you go over your finances together, maybe once per month, to touch base about your financial decisions.
Not only will this make you both know where your money is going, but it will prevent the pitfall of feeling like you’re asking your partner for permission to spend the money you earned.
3. You rush the decision about merging bank accounts
Why? this is a most logical and romantic thing to do, you might say. But experts warn that it shouldn’t be a decision to rush into by both partners so as not to complicate the relationship in the end.
They advise that unless you’re both comfortable and trust each other enough, there’s no need to merge your accounts for the obvious reason of one spouse’s draining a mutual account, or worse, dividing assets in the event of a breakup or divorce.
Some couples choose to keep everything separate, others keep their personal accounts but also create a joint account for household expenses, and others choose to create a completely joint account.
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4. Keeping money secrets from each other
You might wonder why this might bring a rift between couples. Experts say this is similar to stealing money from a company, while research has shown that millions of couples have kept financial accounts hidden from their spouses.
Whether you’re paying child support for offspring you never mentioned, supporting a relative financially or you can’t get your spending habit under control, a committed relationship is no place to keep money secrets.
This can be avoided if you have regular money meetings to discuss finances and be honest about it. According to a personal finance writer, Gail Vaz-Oxlade;
“Communication is Job One in the survival of any relationship, and if you can’t bare your financial soul to your partner, if you can’t trust that person to tell you the truth, you should not be getting married.”
5. You don’t save for emergencies
This should be another agenda in every couples’ list of financial priorities. A survey has shown that more than 48 percent couples do not put money aside for rainy days such as car repair or hospital visit. Experts say that holiday can keep you from financial disaster and keep you from accumulating debt that plummets beyond recovery.
Therefore to avoid that, agree with your partner on the best means to start building up an emergency savings fund. Since it’s a step by step deal, it doesn’t have to be a huge amount, but you’ll be thankful you took the time to pay yourself when trouble inevitably comes knocking.
Love & Romance
Pakistani man buys land on MOON as wedding gift for wife

A Pakistani man has given his wife a gift most of us wouldn’t think of buying. He gifted her an acre of land on the moon as a wedding gift.
The man identified as Sohaib Ahmed, a resident of Rawalpindi, bought the lunar land in the region called ‘Sea of Vapour’.
The land was bought for $45 from the International Lunar Lands Registry.
The couple were sent the documents of the land on the moon at their home via US Postal Service.
According to the Lunar Settlement Initiative’s website, “under the terms of the LSI, property claims on Luna may be offered to private entities to finance the exploration, settlement, and development of the Moon and its resources.”

It further states that “upon the recognition and certification of land claims, property owners shall be entitled to inhabit and develop their property in any manner, subject to any laws or statutes that may be established by the sovereign and independent government of Luna, which shall be freely elected by its citizens.”
Ahmed said that he was inspired by late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput to buy his own piece of land on the moon. In 2018. Sushant bought a piece of land in the region of Mare Muscoviense, or the ‘Sea of Muscovy’ through the International Lunar Lands Registry.

His wife, Madiha said that her friends did not believe her when she told them about the shocking wedding gift she got from her husband.
“At first everyone thought it was a joke, but then I showed them the documents and then they believed it,” she told Samaa TV. She added that one of her friends also wants her fiancé to gift her a plot of land on the moon for their wedding.
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Love & Romance
How To Recognise And Deal with Trust Issues

What are the trust issues?
Where do trust issues come from?
Trust issues usually come from early life experiences, the memories of which tend to stay with us for most of our whole life. People that have been abused or mistreated in their childhood are more likely to struggle with trust issues. This applies to those who used to be social outcasts and have been bullied before. Additionally, trust issues problems do develop due to experiencing a traumatic event, ranging from accidents and losses to your partner to being cheated on.
What are the signs of trust issues?
1. They Do Not Believe What Others Say
2. They Expect The Worst
3. They Keep A Distance From Others
4. They Avoid Commitments
5. They Have Shallow Relationships
How to Overcome Trust Issues And Learning To Trust Again
1. Improving On Communication
2. Avoiding Putting Blame On Their Partner
3. Going For Therapy
4. They Should Work On Building Their Self-esteem
5. They Should Find Support Among People Who Love Them
6. They Should Find A Way To Healthily Manage Their Emotions
7. They Should Move On From Past Experiences
8. They Should Trust Themself (Self-trust)
Love & Romance
Nigerians React As 22-Year-Old Man Marries 48-Year-Old White Lover

Unbelievable! Again, a Nigerian man has married a 48-years old american lover in our dear Lagos Registry, in Ikoyi. As gathered, the man has decided to take his relationship with a 48-year-old white woman to the next level by tying the knot with her, as Nigerians on social media reacted to the news as most people believed he married her for money and Green Card.
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A 22-year-old Nigerian man has shown that age is just a number when it comes to love as he married his 48-year-old lover at the Ikoyi Registry in Lagos. Pictures of the newlyweds were posted on Instagram by @instablog9ja. Young men have been walking down the aisle with older lovers in recent times as they believe that age is just a number in relationships.
It should, however, be noted that while some of these men have genuine love for their older lovers, others simply tie the knot because of the financial gains attached to the marriage. Nigerians took to the comment section of the post to share their thoughts on the marriage between the 22-year-old man and his older lover. Most of those that commented were of the opinion that the young man is only interested in using the white lady for a Green Card or monetary gain.
Instagram user with the handle @mhiz_teetress wrote: “Okay yahoo to another level.” The young man married his older lover at the Ikoyi Registry in Lagos state. Photo credit: @instablog9ja/Instagram Source: Twitter Another user with the handle @diinmah said getting a green card is the most important thing for the young man, adding that loving his older lover would come after the green card. @badderman_ice congratulated the groom and advised him to make money, which he said is the most important thing. @ella_smart_chinyere wrote: “Money must be made.”
In other news, a video has emerged on social media in which a young man was left disappointed while proposing to his lover. In the video, the unidentified man could be seen kneeling down for his lover in the middle of the road, but the lady walked out on him. The man, who at a point started crying, begged the young lady to accept his ring but she refused it and walked out on him, leaving onlookers amazed. Must a woman adopt her husband’s name after marriage?
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