<human>: So I have always been a poor college student or a poor high school student throughout my life, and any serious relationship I was in, my partner was equally poor. However, I graduated from college and now have a full time job, and actually have an income! 

Now the question I have is, I am kind of scared about finances regarding relationships.

I have seen friends lose their wives because they lost their job and lost their financial stability.

I have seen friends who make more than their SO, and they could not come to an agreement about finances. And were always arguing.

Some of the relationships had where both members would pool their money into a joint bank account. Which was ok, but the one who was making less was buying more things. This caused a lot of grief to the person making more money.

Some of them had where 50% of their check would go into a joint bank, and 50% would go into their own bank account or their own funds. However, the one who did not make as much, felt like they did not have any money left over (especially trying to keep up with the other person)

This has me scared about entering a relationship now, and makes me feel like I need to find someone making a similar amount of money as I do, but I do not want that to be a factor at all.

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: My question , is how have you seen best finances handled, particularly if there is a large difference in money made. Thanks.