Most marriages have their own economic contracts agreements. This contract further helps the married partners in achieving their immediate, short term and also the long term financial goals. It also ensures that the married couples together with their families live within their social economic budget. On the other hand the economic contract helps families in avoiding situations where they tend to overspend on the financial resources.
Some marriages are strengthened by the economic contracts since this enhances unity between couples and they make proper budget for their financial resources . It also gods them so that they wont exceed the limits but plan in accordance to their financial income. However in other marriages the economic contract tends to weaken the bonds between the partners if any of them acts willfully against the written contract.In such marriages the contract acts as a tool for disagreements whereby the couples don’t see each other on eye to eye. (Troony, 2001) The economic contract can also be a useful tool in enhancing good relations between married partners and their families since every one in the family fully participates in the contract formation an thus no one feels left out. Couples could also conflict when the contract contains input from a domineering family member or even when one of the partners does not have a steady source of income.
An economic contract could work well with equal contributions from both partners and not one partner implementing rules and policies that will only favor one party. Even thigh economic contracts are made most individuals rarely follow what it states. The economic contract could also negatively influence marriages because of its rigidity and the inability to manipulate it incase of any emergencies. This could further lead to couples disagreeing since they have already adapted to the contracts terms.
