When going into a new situation, everyone always wants to know what the other person is able to bring to the table. This isn’t just about finances either. Working relationships require investments of your most valuable resources like time and energy. In theory you get out what you put in. A good relationship will always have it’s ups and downs, but overall the parties involved should be better financially, emotionally, mentally and spiritually together. If one or two of you are feeling drained in any of these categories it might be time to conduct a cost/benefit analysis of the relationship to figure out if what you have is worth keeping or even salvaging if it has gotten to to that point.