By Andrea Surujnauth
Elle Macpherson and billionare real estate developer, Jeffrey Soffer, are engaged. According to UsMagazine.com, the couple dated in the past, but split up in March 2012. While the two were broken up, Macpherson briefly dated financier Roger Jenkin. Macpherson and Soffer rekindled their relationship in November when he got into a helicopter accident and injured his vertebrae. News of their engagement was first announced on Access Hollywood. This will be Macpherson’s second marriage. She was previously married to fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon. Macpherson also has two sons with ex-boyfriend Arpad Busson, 15-year-old Arpad Flynn and 10-year-old Aurelius Cy.
How do you keep money issues from affecting your relationship?
Cupid’s Advice:
Money seems to be the center of many marital issues. How can you avoid having money issues mess up your relationship? Cupid is here with some advice:
1. Compatibility: When choosing a life partner, be sure to choose someone that has the same type of lifestyle as you. This does not mean that if you are wealthy, you should only go after a wealthy partner. Choosing someone with the same lifestyle as you means that if you are someone who enjoys living a luxurious lifestyle, you should choose someone who feels that same. If you like to spend your money on cars and vacations, being in a relationship with someone who rather save money can cause issues between the two of you. You need to choose someone that has similar values about money as you do.
2. Budget: When planning your budget, this should definitely not be done by only one person. The two of you should come together to do the budget. You are in a relationship so finances are are something that needs to be done by both of you.
3. Emergency fund: Create an emergency fund together. When financial problems arise, that’s when relationships tend to get rocky. If there is an emergency fund, you two lovebirds will be able to avoid fighting over money if any problem occurs that calls for some extra cash.
How do you keep money issues from affecting your relationship? Share your ideas below.
