Money Can’t Buy Love, but Sharing It Strengthens Relationships, By Chris Kissell. Money can’t buy love, but getting on the same page about finances can lead to a longer-lasting, healthier relationship, according to a new study. Couples who share financial accounts build a stronger bond and interact in ways that are “more positive, stable and safe,” according to researchers at Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. When couples who share finances interacted on publicly available online financial forums, they were more likely to use positive language when describing their relationships. shared finances created positive relationship language, Pronouns such as “we,” “us” and “our” instead of “I” What are known as “affiliation” words, which include “agree,” “connect,” “friend,” “kindness,” “listen” and “peace”