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Having an S.O. who was not my husband supporting me financially would make me very, very uncomfortable. I wouldn't want to feel that I owed him anything, especially if we broke up. Even having an S.O. who is my husband supporting me 100% would make me uncomfortable - for a different reason - I would want to be self-sufficient with my own income should the need arise (e.g. his death or our divorce).
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It's very dangerous to throw all your money into a joint account, because if one partner dies, the account is locked. This happened to someone I know. His wife died. A few days later he went to the bank to withdraw some money from their joint (and only) bank account. The teller conversationally remarked, "I haven't seen your wife in a while" to which he replied, "She passed away a few days ago." BAM! Suddenly he couldn't touch a dime of his own money until her will went through probate (I think... it was a good long time, in any case) even though she didn't actually earn any of it herself.
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