10 Reasons Why People in Long-Term Relationships Call It Quits (2 of 6)

2. Fighting over finances

Money and expenses are highly complicated things when you’re single, but especially when you’re in a relationship. One of the pair feels like they’re disproportionately responsible for paying the bills. Or the couple has a joint bank account where one of them makes big purchases without consulting the other. Failure to sit down and hammer out these finance issues before they become a serious problem dooms the vast majority of relationships.

3. The kids have grown up

Surprisingly, a lot of couples stayed together for 20 years simply because they didn’t want their children to grow up with divorced parents. But once their offspring spread their wings and left the house, their parents decided it was the perfect time to finally end the marriage.