What do you think the # 1 thing is that couples fight over.

[calveless wonder]

who is that? that shit is funny, I think I've actually said something close to that before.

Chino XL...lol, one of my fav lines ever.

 

[Megalomaniac]

Chino XL...lol, one of my fav lines ever.

I'll checki it out.


Seriously though I think bigman was right. Sometimes insecurities will be a major one also.

 

[calveless wonder]

My dad really fucked up. He had the option of taking 60 k a year retirement for the rest of his life or a lump sum of 800,000$. He took the lump sum and lost most of it when the stock market crashed.(Greedy) and lost the rest gambling and living above their means. Now, their children are paying for their fuck up.

It just sounds like your dad hadn't the slightest clue about investing.

he didn't diversify....he probably got into the market at a terrible time (and wasn't fully aware of the current economic cycle).

thats a shitty situation for sure. but you don't always have to be your parents, or have that hanging over you.

don't be mediocre, be a champion (LOL..phrase from this weekend)

 

[biteme]

It just sounds like your dad hadn't the slightest clue about investing.

he didn't diversify....he probably got into the market at a terrible time (and wasn't fully aware of the current economic cycle).

thats a shitty situation for sure. but you don't always have to be your parents, or have that hanging over you.

don't be mediocre, be a champion (LOL..phrase from this weekend)

He got fucked because he hired a merril lynch stock broker and trusted him. I would never trust someone else with my money.

 

[calveless wonder]

I would never trust someone else with my money.

that's the stupidest thing i've ever heard. yeah, you can't trust ANYBODY with your money, but if you have over a million or two in assets you can't possibly manage everything by yourself efficiently, unless you're a full time investor. In fact, you're more likely to lose it on your own because you(not you but in general) don't have the industry knowledge and the time to keep up with the ever changing market.

Sounds like he got some wannabe hot shot broker, possibly right out of college, that had no idea how to establish his portfolio correctly.

Major investment firms dealing with wealth management typically know what to do to secure at least a certain return. Rarely will everything "crash" unless you're a complete idiot or invested all your money in high risk investments

 

[Smurfy]

I think it's gotta be money.

i hear the #1 cause of divorce is money

i tend to think the #1 cause of divorce is people getting married when they shouldnt be getting married.

 

[Gymgurl]

I would say Money.......

 

[ponyfitness]

Beyond money though I think a close second is sex. Couples at the beginning in the lust phase have a ton of sex and after 6 months to two years, that inevitably tapers off which is usually okay for one partner but not the other. I know in most of my long term relationships it would go down to once a week or so and that would be an issue because one partner wants it more than the other is willing to give it. Or you stop being physically attracted to the person as much for some reason (weight gain or just getting used to their body and the excitement is gone). Then people either think of cheating or cheat. Then it's done.

#1 - money
#2 - sex

 

[zsp2133]

my vote is money

 

[Megalomaniac]

can we get the gay voice in here, what do gays fight about?