Marriage and Money Movie #7 – The Story of Us
November 29, 2009 by admin
Filed under marriage movies
How I enjoyed watching this movie again. This one I actually own and had been sitting on the shelf. Happy to make it a part of my Marriage and Money Movies database. I am a huge fan of Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Without giving to much of it away, this is a couple that met at work, got married, had some kids and was married for fifteen years when it appeared they were going to call it quits. He was the carefree, no rules type of guy. Of course she was the by the book, stick to the schedule and took care of all the problems in the marriage wife. The day came when she got tired and he felt like she turned into her mother. The kids go off to summer camp but when they pickup the kids from summer camp a big decision is made. You are going to have to watch the movie to find out what it is.
Money Implications:
No true money implications from what I could see. They lived comfortably, the kids went to summer camp and he was able to get a new place of residence without it affecting the household finances.
Observations:
1) They had gotten so used to fighting that they resorted to silence. Silence became the norm in their marriage. Do not let this happen especially when it comes to money issues.
2) The problem with silence is if there are financial issues, the one dealing with the issues could make more mistakes when making all the decisions without discussing it with the spouse.
3) The daughter sensed something was wrong with the parents even though they tried to “mask” the problem. Know that kids pick up on every behavior change, non-verbal behavior parents exhibit. They are more aware than what parents give them credit for.
Recommendations:
1) Do not forget to stop and smell the roses regardless of how busy life gets.
2) Take the time to appreciate each other for who they are as they are on the journey to becoming even the best they can be.
3) When there are children in the marriage, exhibit the type of marriage to them you would want them to have including a marriage that has financial talks.