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Hold up now. Don't get mad at me - get mad at Barbara Mitchell and these news reporters who dug up this trend.
http://wcbstv.com/local/money.vs.sex.2.1142750.html
Aug 25, 2009 6:09 am US/Eastern
In Slow Economy, Financial Concerns Trump Sex
NEW YORK (CBS) ― With the economy still not back on track, relationship experts say that these days, more and more Americans are tightening their belts – in more ways than one.
They say couples are concerned with making more money, and are reportedly making a lot less love.
Passion or profits – which do you prefer right now?
"More money on that," Floral Park resident Christina Garcia said.
"I'm getting a little bit less sex, but getting a lot more money," Midtown resident P.J. Jacobowitz said.
It's an age-old question: for love or money.
But in tough economic times, relationship experts say more and more people, especially women, are finding out their true love is the latter.
"Many women feel as though they've been betrayed – they certainly feel short-changed," relationship therapist Barbara Mitchell said. "Sex is just not something they want to give."
Mitchell, who specializes in money matters in marriages, says couples have always had conflicts over cash, but in today's times feelings toward money run much deeper.
"What the money represents is security, both now and in the future – college educations, retirement," Mitchell says.
When that security becomes threatened, sex goes out the window.
"People are contracting, they're scared," Mitchell says. "When they're scared, we have no interest in being vulnerable or being open to taking risks or allowing other people in."
Back on the street many women agreed, saying that, before there can be sex, show me the money.
"The economy is really bad, so I guess money would be more important," Orlando resident Stephanie Sotto said.
"Once you have all the money in the bank, see what kind of a love life you get right away," Brooklyn resident Vicky Ross said. "It all ties in."
So how do men feel?
"Mostly women go for the money," one resident said.
"That's ridiculous," said another.
But just because you desire the security of money, Mitchell says that doesn't mean you're a gold digger. In fact, couples who deal with money dilemmas more openly and honest, she says, will grow a lot closer.
"By helping somebody talk about their relationship with money, and or their relationship with se,x you can really help somebody understand fairly quickly what is important to them, what their needs are, what that reflects about who they are," Mitchell says.
For those of you whose bedrooms are having more activity than your bank accounts right now, take heart – medical research shows sex is actually healthier for you than money.
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Hold up now. Don't get mad at me - get mad at Barbara Mitchell and these news reporters who dug up this trend.
http://wcbstv.com/local/money.vs.sex.2.1142750.html
Aug 25, 2009 6:09 am US/Eastern
In Slow Economy, Financial Concerns Trump Sex
NEW YORK (CBS) ― With the economy still not back on track, relationship experts say that these days, more and more Americans are tightening their belts – in more ways than one.
They say couples are concerned with making more money, and are reportedly making a lot less love.
Passion or profits – which do you prefer right now?
"More money on that," Floral Park resident Christina Garcia said.
"I'm getting a little bit less sex, but getting a lot more money," Midtown resident P.J. Jacobowitz said.
It's an age-old question: for love or money.
But in tough economic times, relationship experts say more and more people, especially women, are finding out their true love is the latter.
"Many women feel as though they've been betrayed – they certainly feel short-changed," relationship therapist Barbara Mitchell said. "Sex is just not something they want to give."
Mitchell, who specializes in money matters in marriages, says couples have always had conflicts over cash, but in today's times feelings toward money run much deeper.
"What the money represents is security, both now and in the future – college educations, retirement," Mitchell says.
When that security becomes threatened, sex goes out the window.
"People are contracting, they're scared," Mitchell says. "When they're scared, we have no interest in being vulnerable or being open to taking risks or allowing other people in."
Back on the street many women agreed, saying that, before there can be sex, show me the money.
"The economy is really bad, so I guess money would be more important," Orlando resident Stephanie Sotto said.
"Once you have all the money in the bank, see what kind of a love life you get right away," Brooklyn resident Vicky Ross said. "It all ties in."
So how do men feel?
"Mostly women go for the money," one resident said.
"That's ridiculous," said another.
But just because you desire the security of money, Mitchell says that doesn't mean you're a gold digger. In fact, couples who deal with money dilemmas more openly and honest, she says, will grow a lot closer.
"By helping somebody talk about their relationship with money, and or their relationship with se,x you can really help somebody understand fairly quickly what is important to them, what their needs are, what that reflects about who they are," Mitchell says.
For those of you whose bedrooms are having more activity than your bank accounts right now, take heart – medical research shows sex is actually healthier for you than money.
