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Episode 2212:
Dr. Samantha Joel explores the wedding industry's pressure to overspend, revealing that higher expenses on engagement rings and weddings correlate with higher divorce rates. She highlights that genuine love and long-term marital success are not determined by lavish spending but by focusing on meaningful and financially responsible choices.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.luvze.com/diamonds-arent-forever-expensive-rings-and-weddings-may-lead/
Quotes to ponder:
"Navigating the wedding industry can be quite frustrating, in part because of the relentless pressure to spend fantastic amounts of money on anything and everything wedding-related."
"People who had spent between $2000-4000 on an engagement ring had significantly higher rates of divorce compared to people who spent between $500 and $2000."
"These results suggest that if anything, high levels of wedding-related spending have a negative effect on marriage, not a positive one."
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