What Does Wealth Mean for Your Marriage? Exploring the Love/Money/Power Triangle with Don Opatrny

Is love different when wealth is in the mix? What happens when power, money, and emotions collide in a relationship? We often talk about love in grand, universal terms— ‘over the moon in love’ ‘a relationship written in the stars.’ Don Opatrny describes the intersection of love and wealth as something much rarer… like a meteor passing by Earth.

Don is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with some of the world’s wealthiest couples. As co-founder and President of the Lovins Group, he specializes in helping families of generational wealth navigate their most important relationships. With experience serving on the Leaders Council of the Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) Institute and on multiple family business and nonprofit boards, Don brings deep insight into the challenges that money creates in marriage and family dynamics.

Wealth adds complexity to love—but it doesn’t have to break it. Listen in for insights that can help you strengthen your most important relationships.

Key Highlights:

• Why the ability to give and receive is critical inwealthy relationships
• How sudden wealth can reshape our sense of belonging
• The shifting power dynamics in couples with major financial success
• The unique challenges for first-generation wealth creators in love and marriage
• What families of wealth can do to build stronger, lasting relationships

Links and Resources:

To receive a copy of the 8 major challenges for wealthy couples or a copy of the Lovins’ Group gratitude practice, reach out to Info@LovinsGroup.com

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Serious Coin creator and host, Kelly Willis Green is a professional wealth coach to individuals who want to develop a healthier, more intentional relationship with their wealth. A Certified Money Coach since 2103, Kelly spent 25 years in wealth management as a marketing professional and came into affluence through marriage, bringing both a professional and personal perspective to her client work and her podcast conversations about wealth – its complexities, privileges, opportunities and challenges.

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