Music Mondays - Dear Future Husband
Dear Future Husband,
This week on the podcast, the Happy Hour Ladies are back and we are talking relationships and money. As a financial planner, I get to witness firsthand the effects money has on relationships, and it all starts at the beginning. If you set the tone right from the start, then money will not be high on your relationship stressors list; however, without a proper money foundation, you can expect lots of issues surrounding money in your home.When I met my hubby 13 years ago, we didn’t talk much about money. In fact, we shared some of our money challenges on my podcast. When I met my hubby, I worked in investment banking job with a high-paying job that scared a few of his predecessors away. I remember a conversation early on where he said that he was comfortable with me making more money than him, and I knew in that moment he was my future husband.In hindsight, I wish we had more money conversations and he challenged my spendy ways more, but it’s all in the past now. Thankfully, today we are on the same page, but we could have saved ourselves some money stresses if we laid a better foundation early on.
Letter to Your Future Partner
Meghan Trainor’s (who I consider like a little sister, not only for the blonde hair but her curvy body type) newest song, Dear Future Husband, is a love letter to the future love of her life giving him the instructions for making her happy. I thought I would first share with you her love letter and then I wrote my own letter to her melody for what I think someone should look for in a future partner.
Meghan Trainor’s Version
Dear future husband,
Here's a few things
You'll need to know if you wanna be
My one and only all my life
(Ohhhhh)
Take me on a date
I deserve it, babe
And don't forget the flowers every anniversary
'Cause if you'll treat me right
I'll be the perfect wife
Buying groceries
Buy-buying what you need
You got that 9 to 5
But, baby, so do I
So don't be thinking I'll be home and baking apple pies
I never learned to cook
But I can write a hook
Sing along with me
Sing-sing along with me (hey)
You gotta know how to treat me like a lady
Even when I'm acting crazy
Tell me everything's alright
Dear future husband,
Here's a few things you'll need to know if you wanna be
My one and only all my life
Dear future husband,
If you wanna get that special lovin'
Tell me I'm beautiful each and every night
After every fight
Just apologize
And maybe then I'll let you try and rock my body right
Even if I was wrong
[Laugh] You know I'm never wrong
Why disagree?
Why, why disagree?
You gotta know how to treat me like a lady
Even when I'm acting crazy
Tell me everything's alright
Dear future husband,
Here's a few things
You'll need to know if you wanna be
My one and only all my life (hey, baby)
Dear future husband,
Make time for me
Don't leave me lonely
And know we'll never see your family more than mine
I'll be sleeping on the left side of the bed (hey)
Open doors for me and you might get some kisses
Don't have a dirty mind
Just be a classy guy
Buy me a ring
Buy-buy me a ring, (babe)
You gotta know how to treat me like a lady
Even when I'm acting crazy
Tell me everything's alright
Dear future husband,
Here's a few things
You'll need to know if you wanna be
My one and only all my life
Dear future husband,
If you wanna get that special loving
Tell me I'm beautiful each and every night
(That's right!)
Oh-woah
Future husband, better love me right
Shannon’s Version
Dear future partner,
Here's a few things
You'll need to know if you wanna be
My one and only all my life
(Ohhhhh)
Take me on a cheap date
I deserve it, babe
And don't pay for the flowers every anniversary
'Cause if you'll spend money right
I'll be the perfect wife
Saving on groceries
Sav-Saving on groceries
You got that 9 to 5
But, baby, so do I
So don't be thinking I'll be ordering in food every night
I never learned to cook
But I can find a book
Cook along with me
Cook-cook along with me (hey)
You gotta know how to treat me like a lady
Even when I'm acting crazy
Tell me everything's alright
Dear future partner,
Here's a few things you'll need to know if you wanna be
My one and only all my life
Dear future partner,
If you wanna get that special lovin'
Tell me I'm beautiful each and every night
After every fight
Just apologize
And maybe then I'll let you try and rock my body right
Even if I was wrong
[Laugh] You know I'm never wrong (Couldn't leave this out!!)
Why disagree?
Why, why disagree?
You gotta know how to treat me like a lady
Even when I'm acting crazy
Tell me everything's alright
Dear future partner,
Here's a few things
You'll need to know if you wanna be
My one and only all my life (hey, baby)
Dear future partner,
Make time for me
Don't leave me lonely
And know we'll never pay full price when we shop online
I'll be sleeping on the left side of the bed (hey)
Open doors for me and you might get some kisses
Don't have a dirty mind
Just be a classy guy
Pay wholesale for my ring
Pay Pay wholesale for my ring, (babe)
You gotta know how to treat me like a lady
Even when I'm acting crazy
Tell me everything's alright
Dear future partner,
Here's a few things
You'll need to know if you wanna be
My one and only all my life
Dear future partner,
If you wanna get that special loving
Tell me I'm beautiful each and every night
(That's right!)
Oh-woah
Future partner, better love me right
What are traits that you love about your partner? Were you always on the same page with money issues? If you aren’t with anyone, what traits would you like in a future partner?