<prompt> Human: So I was reading this thread and at one point the author mentioned splitting everything 5050 with his wife and eventually 6040 because he made more.Wouldnt a proportional split be the exact same thing as pooling your money and combining finances? If I contribute 60 to the pool, and she contributes 40 to the pool, and we treat all finances as one, isnt the effect the same, but maybe without the roomate feeling of splitting the bills, etc?  <response>: Thats surely what I would say. No idea why people would want to get married and not combine finances. 