Sunday 24 June 2018

How much do you spend in love>

Love is the most beautiful thing in someone’s life and it’s also important. Love is a variety of different feelings and attitude ranging from interpersonal affection to pleasure.It is an intense feeling of deep affection.

Many times,when issue like this comes up, people feel that it is only the financial aspect of it but no it's not. 


Spending money in relationship is good but there other things are needed in relationship such as ' time'. How much time do you spend with the one you love? Also gift giving is a essential part of relationship because it makes people know they are appreciated.

 According to Odessey, there is nothing more beautiful and wholesome as the feeling of loving someone. 

Building a relationship and getting to know someone takes a lot of effort; and along with that effort comes a lot of money, according to readers digest.

These was also noted by Vix Leyton, Quido spokesperson when he said that while the best thing in life is love but the gesture to demonstrate it comes at a cost. 

The recipe for successful love requires giving, even the Bible recorded that because of the love God has for the world he sacrificed his son….John 3:16

According to Sprecher (2011), Friends are not only support systems, their opinions of your relationship predict your relationship success. . While many couples commit to spending time with their significant other, they also are committing to spending money.

People spend more while in a relationship than when they are single according to a survey in partnership with the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) and the love and relationship website YourTango.com.

People spend more when buying someone for our partners.
People are more likely to overspend when purchases are 'symbolic of love and may try to avoid less expensive options.

“People’s buying behaviour changes when they’re making purchases out of love because it feels wrong to engage in cost-saving measures,” said Peter McGraw, lead author of the study.
“People abandon cost-saving measures when it comes to sentimental buys because they want to avoid having to decide what is the right amount of money to spend on a loving relationship.


The survey also finds that 25 percent of adults are much more to somewhat more likely to spend money on personal services and goods to make themselves feel or look better because they are in relationship. These services include clothing shopping sprees, gym memberships, cosmetics and visits to the spa or salon.

Another study conducted by Cashbook site, Quido showed that the happiest couple have average three date nights together a month, this include meals, drinks and cinema trips.

These have being cited as a major aspect of a good relationship, with the average happy couple spending three romantic nights in together per month. 

According to a dating and relationship coach, Kemi Sogunle, setting aside date nights will give you the opportunity to express your love and affection.

Professor Dunbar also pointed out that the intimacy of a relationship correlate very tightly with the frequency of your interactions with those individuals. “if you don’t see people, the emotional engagement starts to drop off and quickly”, said he.
Emotional connection is one of the key elements of any relationship, psychotherapist Toni Coleman told Business Insider in 2015.Relationship is all about sacrifices,the same way that God sacrificed his only son....The question is what sacrifice do you make for love? How much do you spend in love??

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Sources: nefe.org/Press-Room/News/How-Much-Does-Love-Drive-Spending
rd.com/advice/relationships/the-current-cost-of-dating/ .rd.com/advice/relationships/the-current-cost-of-dating/
theodesseyonline/cost of loving someone
sundaypost/how much does marriage cost

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