Following on from my last post about who gets to keep the dog, and that turning into a fight over the furniture, many arguments actually start out from deciding on what décor to have in the home.

I know, it’s a little crazy, but a simple argument over what colour curtains to have can soon spiral out of control and lead to a full scale fight, and often divorce.

Don’t get me wrong, most guys obviously don’t care what curtains they have, it’s not about that. Instead it’s about the cost of the curtains, meaning that when the wife wants to go for some curtains that cost hundreds of pounds, the realism of not spending huge amounts of money on curtains can come as a real shock.

The same thing can happen with any aspect of furniture. For example, your wife might want to you pay for some expensive sleigh bed, or some exotic Chinese furniture, and when you explain how these things can cost money she can get rather upset at the prospect of not having the material goods in life that she wants.

It sounds stupid, but arguments over finances, expense and money are some of the most common reasons for divorce.

Clive Bellmore