Money isnāt the most important thing.

Money can sometimes create issues in relationships, especially when one person has much more than the other.
This happened to Darren shortly after he got married. As a young man with less money than his wifeās family, he felt uncomfortable and embarrassed, which caused a strong emotional reaction.
Darren reached out to us for advice: āMy wifeās family is very rich, and Iām just an ordinary employee living paycheck to paycheck.
So, for our wedding, her dad paid for everything. When we got on the plane for our honeymoon, my wife was in first class, but my ticket was for economy. She just shrugged and said, āThis sucks, but Dad says heās not your money machine.ā
I was so angry that I left the plane. A few hours later, I got a call from her dad. I couldnāt believe it when he said, āI gave you a dream wedding and honeymoon without asking you to pay anything. Is this how you treat my daughter?ā He also said, āMy daughter is used to a certain lifestyle, and Iāll keep giving her that, but I wonāt support you!ā His words made me even angrier.
I told him I wonāt accept being treated this way just because Iām not wealthy, then I hung up. My wife tried to get me to catch a later flight for the honeymoon, but I refused, so she came back home to talk.