As writers and readers as sinners and citizens our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note.
Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.
As long as women are in the work force making their own money and decisions men are going to have to realize that this way of life is here to stay - because it takes two incomes to make it and more now. The sooner you address your style of saving and spending with your mate the better off your relationship will be.