This is in conversation from Apple News. I'm Shimita Basso. Today, how to talk to your

partner about money.

When it comes to money and relationships, the old saying is true. Opposites really do attract.

I think she and myself would identify her as the

spender and me as the savor.

I'm a savor. She's a spender.

Finances has been the greatest challenge in our relationship. I am the

spender. I definitely learned this for my mom. She was the spender. My dad was very

much a savor and he was holding it down.

I am in a marriage with a wonderful wife who does not spend money at all.

I am the exact opposite. That's just a little taste of our voicemail inbox

when we asked you to call in and tell us your opposites attract stories.

We'll hear more from all of you a little bit later. Now the research shows

that couples with different money habits tend to become more and more similar over

time. I know romantic, right? But in between now and then, being

with someone who is your financial opposite can be challenging. It might be the

reason that money is one of the top issues that couples

argue about. Talking about money is still so taboo. Talking about money with your partner,

a lot of people just immediately associated with fighting.

That's Julia Carpenter.

She covers personal finance for the Wall Street Journal,

and a lot of her focus is on money and romantic relationships. What we can accomplish together, what we argue about, what

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