So goes the old Beatles song, and,
according to an article in Psychology
Today by Susan Heitler, PhD in October, it is true. Researchers at Brigham
Young University and William Paterson University released a study on
materialism and marriage. They don’t go together like a horse and carriage,
more likely the horse will gallop away and toss the inhabitants in the ruined
marriage ditch.
What they found was a link between
Narcissism and materialism, “it’s all about me.” Duh! They also found that
couples who score high on materialism score low of marriage skills,
particularly communication.
If both of the couple of materialistic they
are big trouble, if only one is they are still in trouble but a bit less so and
if they aren’t materialistic they are in good shape martially.
So, does money matter? The study says no.
They found no correlation between wealth and a degree of materialism. Poverty
hurts marriages but if you have enough to get along then you are okay.
Now, what would happen to couples who were
materialistic but learned how to communicate well? Perhaps that’s an oxymoron.
Lucy should put her 5¢ counseling booth outside Best Buy.
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