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Money doesn’t have to destroy relationships. Here’s how managing your finances can actually improve your romantic life.

A recent study by Utah State University researchers found that the more a couple fights about money, the more likely they are to split. In fact, couples who disagree about finances once a week are more than 30% more likely to divorce than couples who disagree about money a few times each month.

Even couples who do not end up in divorce court cite their finances as a source of relationship strife. The latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker survey found that 45% of respondents’ money talks with their significant others wound up in arguments, and 72% of young professionals say they’ve bickered about finances.

But the way you and your spouse save, spend, earn and invest can actually be points of bonding and affection if approached in the right way.

via Finance And Romance: A Perfect Marriage? – Forbes.com.