The Enemy of Intimacy

Is discussing money a hot button subject at your house?

Is your husband involved in deals you don’t understand?

Even worse, does he withhold financial information?

If you’re resentful or angry about the lack of financial intimacy between you, you’re probably angry about a lot of other things … your sex life, for example.

Letter from a Young Widow

I received this email a few days ago. My heart goes out to this young widow whose world has just collapsed around her.

I am a young widow coping with grief, trying to understand finances, and raise 3 young children alone. I do not really understand and frankly have a lot of fear around the whole area of my finances.

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Gail and I hadn't seen each other since college. We caught up over lunch. I was horrifed at what she told me.

"My first husband and I were divorced ten years ago. Two years later, I met Eddie.We dated a few months and then married. Eddie earned more than I did. He offered to take care of our finances. He suggested I use his financial advisor and put the divorce settlement I received into the investments his advisor recommended.

Brides and Barbie Dolls

I have been called cynical, a spoil sport who doesn’t believe in romance. Someone who wants to take the romance out of weddings.

It's not true. I like romance as much as you do, but I want something more important. I want to strengthen financial intimacy in marriage, starting with a eyes wide open approach to what the wedding will really cost.

A Woman's Guide to Financial Intimacy

A Woman's Guide to Financial Intimacy

Special seminar presented by Helga Hayse and Denise Hughes, a top San Francisco Bay Area financial counselor.

See the flyer!

Date: Friday, June 20th, 2008

Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Place: Crystal Springs Golf Course, Hillsborough (Hwy 280, Black Mountain Road exit, west to Golf Course Drive)

Fee: $225: Includes lunch, seminar workbook and copy of "Don't Worry about a Thing, Dear" - Why Women Need Financial Intimacy

Do Husbands Need Romance?

Men don’t read Harlequin romance novels. They don’t pore over magazines a year in advance of their wedding. In fact, there’s no Modern Groom magazine for them.

Men ‘do’ romance because it makes us – a girlfriend, a fiancée, a wife – happier. It fulfills our need, not his. He uses romance to set the stage and move him closer to what he really wants – sex, affection, closeness and intimacy.

Your Husband Can’t Read Your Mind

Actually, no one can. Yet this is one of the biggest myths surrounding romance and marriage . “If he really loves me, he knows what I want.” How can your husband or boyfriend know that?