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What does it cost, emotionally and financially, to build a life together?
A Mercury survey of 1,400 U.S. adults finds 80% feel their financial arrangements are fair and 1 in 7 make housing-related compromises in shared finances.
- In February 2026, Mercury surveyed 1,400 U.S. adults in committed relationships for its report on how couples manage money, highlighting fairness and trade-offs.
- Mercury framed the study around how couples navigate love and money, emphasizing financial comfort tied to clear expectations, joint decision-making, and ongoing work to ease money as partners.
- Survey results show most respondents say their financial arrangement feels somewhat fair, with financial roles developed organically and spending threshold norms shaping couples' decisions.
- Housing pressures mean 1 in 7 couples face compromises on down payments or location, married couples cite large expenses as triggers for money talks, and 3% of coordinating couples still feel money isn’t shared.
- Looking across incomes and generations, confidence managing money rises from 44% for households under $100,000 to 76% for those over $200,000, with variations by gender and marital status.
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What does it cost, emotionally and financially, to build a life together?
Mercury surveyed 1,400 U.S. adults in committed relationships to uncover more about their choices, feelings, and behaviors around money, including who’s got the account passwords.
·Tulsa, United States
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