LOSE YOUR JOB..JOIN THE CLUB..HOW TO LOSE YOUR JOB BUT SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE

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WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF JOB LOSS ON COUPLES AND MARRIAGE AND HUSBAND WIFE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS?

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Why do people fall in love with each other? What makes one couple stay together through thick and thin when another couple has a partner than runs for the exit soon after the love boat springs a leak? It's a topic that has fascinated me since, well always. The NY Times has thrown some light on the subject with the story of a married couple who are feeling the financial storm that is blowing all around us and how they are coming through it.






In December, 2007 Scott Berry lost his job as a technology analyst at a boutique investment firm. "He immediately looked for a new position but found opportunities puzzlingly elusive." His plan for his next job has been (temporarily ) deferred. "So Scott and Tracey Berry have faced a complex series of choices about work, money and the roles and responsibilities each would assume in the family. Their goals: to keep their domestic economy from mirroring the national one-and to stay married."

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