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Talking Honey: 'I earn a lot more than he does and I don't want him to know'

Jo Abi
Jo Abi

Talking Honey is 9Honey's weekly panel that looks at some of life's sticky situations, with a special focus on relationships.

Samantha says she earns a lot more than her partner and doesn't want him to find out, fearing the financial imbalance in their relationship may cause tension.

She emailed: "I don't want to share my finances with my partner. I earn a lot more than he does and I don't want him to know. Will our relationship ever work?"

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The woman says she doesn't want her partner to know she earns more than him. The Notebook/Newline Cinema

Host Shelly Horton asked the panel, relationship expert John Aiken and 9Honey's Jane de Graaff and Jo Abi.

The Talking Honey panel has weighed in on Samantha's dilemma.

The Talking Honey panel has weighed in on Samantha's dilemma. 9Honey

Aiken said it depends on Samantha's intentions in the relationship, with a more serious one requiring honesty from the get go.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE TO SEE THE PANEL'S ANSWER.

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