{"id":57302,"date":"2023-07-31T19:01:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/marriage\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:40:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:40:01","slug":"marriage","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6ba379fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"h3 mar-b-0 mar-t-0 intro\">You said \u2018I do\u2019, now it\u2019s time to manage your money as a team. Learn how to combine your finances, set goals and build a strong financial future together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-50da5420-b846-45ff-9ff6-ce470314255c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns  mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mar-r mob-mar-r-0 mob-mar-b-dbl is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article id=\"post-58099\" class=\"loop-post featured-vertical mob-pad-b-dbl post-58099 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-budgeting tag-relationships rbc_content_type-article rbc_lob_group-ways-to-bank rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-marriage\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mar-b mob-mar-b-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Young couple sitting at a computer looking over their finances together\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"680\"\n\t\t\theight=\"453\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-2023-07-10T105521.528.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=680\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Young couple sitting at a computer looking over their finances together\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mob-mar-t-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/relationships\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Relationships<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/marriage\/5-tips-for-building-a-financially-secure-marriage\/\" class=\"h3 loop-post-title mar-t-0\">5 Tips for Building a Financially Secure Marriage<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don&#039;t avoid the money talk.  Embrace these tips to help begin your marriage on solid financial footing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbccom-latest-posts\">\n<article id=\"post-58187\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-58187 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-banking-digital-banking tag-relationships rbc_content_type-article rbc_lob_group-accounts rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-marriage\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/relationships\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Relationships<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/marriage\/marriage-and-money-joint-bank-accounts\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">Marriage and Money: Joint Bank Accounts?<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">You&#039;ve merged your lives.  Should you also merge your bank accounts?<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-58098\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-58098 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-managing-money rbc_content_type-article rbc_lob_group-investments rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-marriage\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/managing-money\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Managing Money<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/marriage\/managing-money-in-a-second-marriage-5-tips-to-financial-bliss\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">Managing Money in a Second Marriage: 5 Tips to Financial Bliss<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">Second marriages can come with added financial complexity. These financial tips can help you navigate adapting to your new life.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-58172\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-58172 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-budgeting rbc_content_type-article rbc_lob_group-ways-to-bank rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-marriage\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/budgeting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Budgeting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/marriage\/financial-foundations-for-newlyweds-6-simple-steps\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">Financial Foundations for Newlyweds: 6 Simple Steps<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">You said, &quot;I Do&quot; and have plans for a great life together.  Your money is part of that. Learn the steps to building a great financial future.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-d3d98140-3cc6-4e5e-96db-a9ff719d143c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-abb36fd8-afcb-48aa-8d05-e60138aa0309\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-t-0 mar-b-0\" id=\"h-more-from-marriage\">More From Marriage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\t\t<div class=\" wp-block-rbc-latest-posts wp-block-rbc-latest-posts-type-2\">\n\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-96489\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-96489 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-budgeting tag-personal-finance rbc_content_type-article rbc_lob_group-ways-to-bank rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-marriage\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Wedding topper surrounded by coins\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/WEDDING-BLISS-2.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Wedding topper surrounded by coins\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/personal-finance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Personal Finance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/marriage\/how-to-budget-for-your-wedding\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">How to budget for your wedding<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Learn how to create, manage and fund your wedding budget so you can plan for wedding bliss\u2014not wedding debt.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-96489 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-94740\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-94740 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-relationships rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-relationships rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-handling-financial-stress rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-marriage rbc_mmm_category-unexpected-events\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"A couple sitting on a grey couch facing away from each other, appearing upset.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2580359319_financialinfidelity.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"A couple sitting on a grey couch facing away from each other, appearing upset.\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/relationships\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Relationships<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/marriage\/financial-infidelity-recognizing-and-addressing\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Financial Infidelity: Recognizing and Addressing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Financial secrets can derail a relationship. Learning how to address them can rebuild trust.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-94740 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-94582\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-94582 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-relationships rbc_content_type-video rbc_audience-relationships rbc_lob_group-ways-to-bank rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-marriage rbc_mmm_category-drive\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"A group of friends smiling and talking to each other in a car.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"360\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Drive-Miss-Eng.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"A group of friends smiling and talking to each other in a car.\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-type-meta\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/icon-video-1.png?quality=80\" width=\"80\" height=\"76\" alt=\"icon-video\">\n\t\t\t<p>4:03<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/relationships\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Relationships<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/drive\/love-and-money-finding-common-ground-together\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Love and Money: Finding Common Ground Together<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">While Money is the number one thing couples fight about, love and money can co-exist! Here\u2019s how\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-94582 -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-131b8b4c-3282-4a66-b55c-809d4f85c24b\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-a9ba5dda-3ecc-420b-8eff-ca4887619b0f\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block section-cool-white pos-rel  pad-t-0 pad-b-0 overflow-hidden has-f-5-f-8-f-9-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-44a909b6-8dd0-40a6-a602-55e4a8566478\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b-0 mar-t-0 mob-mar-b-hlf\" id=\"h-product-solutions\">Product Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-container is-layout-carousel-carousel is-mobile-per-page-1.2 is-desktop-per-page-3 default is-style-full-height-shadow-overflow\"><div class=\"carousel-wpr top-controls desktop-top-right desktop-top-right-dots-hidden mobile-controls-hidden\" data-mobile-per-page=\"1.2\" aria-label=\"Carousel Container\" data-visible-slide=\"3\" data-infinite-loop=\"true\"><div class=\"carousel-ctrl\"><div class=\"carousel-indicators\"><\/div><button class=\"carousel-prev slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"previous slide\"><\/button><button class=\"carousel-next slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"next slide\"><\/button><\/div><div class=\"col-wpr eh-wpr carousel-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item carousel-item-card-link\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5773cda6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rbc-financial-planning\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcfinancialplanning.com\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-9534-fcc5bf55\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"RBC Financial Planning\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">RBC Financial Planning<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-30c9942e-aeb9-438b-8168-c2bfab3f3204\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>Discussing financial issues can be challenging in any relationship, but strong marriages are built on open and transparent communication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-8cebb675-000c-451e-bd40-2943e4f551a1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-56ed1749-f827-4c1e-a17d-5abb6ee52011\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\t\t<div class=\" wp-block-rbc-latest-posts wp-block-rbc-latest-posts-type-2\">\n\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-92358\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-92358 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-relationships rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-relationships rbc_audience-seniors rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-marriage\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Mature couple at a restaurant\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_1670341237_GrayDating-1.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Mature couple at a restaurant\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/relationships\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Relationships<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/marriage\/grey-dating-love-and-money-how-to-navigate-relationships-finances-later-in-life\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Grey Dating: Love And Money:  How to Navigate Relationships &amp; Finances Later in Life<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Essential tips to safeguard your heart &amp; your wallet (and avoid romance scams)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-92358 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-89133\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-89133 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-banking-digital-banking tag-relationships rbc_content_type-quiz rbc_audience-relationships rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-finances-and-relationships rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-marriage\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Image of a couple with a heart icon and cars in the background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"640\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/08\/Financial-Compatibility_Her0.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Image of a couple with a heart icon and cars in the background\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/banking-digital-banking\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Banking\/ Digital banking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/finances-and-relationships\/marriage\/money-matchmaker-are-you-and-your-partner-financially-compatible\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Are you and your partner financially compatible?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Are you financially compatible? 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