We are making retirement decisions together. I actually think it has brought us closer. It is fun and exciting to have a joint goal which guides our decisions (that of retiring early and being financially secure). In the past because we both have had high powered, high paid jobs, we kept our money and much of the financial decision making separate. We each managed our own accounts, paid bills separately, etc. However, as retirement draws near, we're setting up joint accounts, making joint decisions about asset allocation, withdrawal schemes, investing strategy, etc. Most of it has been fun with occasional very frustrating conversations. We also recognize each other's strengths. My DH is the stock picker and I'm the analysis/spreadsheet person. I am more comfortable with guidelines and order, he's more comfortable with whatever works and disorder. I don't get all the order I desire, and he doesn't get all the looseness he desires. It works so far.