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But it turns out that more people are committing financial infidelity by hiding those purchases from their partners.

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Heres how that could destroy your relationship andwhat you’re free to do to turn things around.

Hiding purchases means that something has gone very wrong before you ever swiped the credit card.

It means youre not communicating effectively as a couple.

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It means you havent created a vision of how you both want to spend your money.

It should come as no surprise that financial infidelity could hurt the trust in your relationship.

Thats partly because you may avoid discussions about money and instead spend however you want.

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One obvious way to avoid or stop financial infidelity is to be upfront and honest with your partner.

Let them know how shopping makes you feel.

How can you recover from financial infidelity in your relationship?

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Then you might work together on a plan and strive for transparency.

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