Does your relationship suffer when you have financial problems?

Yes i think it is the root cause of all problems.

I think any problems tend to make a relationship suffer as they cause more stress. Financial problems just seem to be one that most people have at some point in their lives, and it's something we need to learn to deal with. But I do agree with you that finances can cause a lot of suffering in relationships.

Financial stress is one of the leading reasons for marital problems. Both ppl obviously handle the stress differently and often have a hard time with how the other person is dealing with it themselves. the more stress, the more snappish we get, the easier it is to spark an arguement over how a fork is placed in the drawer...and tons of other inconsequential things like that. the small things end up being the "straw that broke the camels back" and we lash out, even if we dont mean to. the most important thing to do when that happens? apologize..calm down for a bit, then come back in the room and say you're sorry and explain how stressed you are and that it just popped out. communication is the key and the life-line of keeping a relationship together.

This cannot be applied to ALL cases but in some occasions financial problems do affect couples yes. Lack of money doesn't make people happy, it makes them upset, and upset people are easier to fight with, they're more stressed and that is like a trigger for a fight. That's why communication is so important, it prevents from all this.