California woman refuses to move to Texas with her on-again off-again husband who she has been with for 19 years: ‘He agreed to stay in California!’

Is he trying to get her to break up with him again? If so, he’s doing a pretty good job.  Before you get married, you should have a long, hard discussion about where you would and wouldn’t be able to live. Some people think they love their partner so much that they could live anywhere …
Seguir leyendo California woman refuses to move to Texas with her on-again off-again husband who she has been with for 19 years: ‘He agreed to stay in California!’

Man visits Miami for work trip, tells girlfriend he unfroze Bumble ‘to see what’s like here’: This was a test and you fell for it’

Is there such a thing as weaponized honesty in relationships? Keeping big secrets from your significant other is a sure-fire way to create major relationship problems down the line. Racking up massive debts, having an affair, or even hiding a secret family is exactly the kind of thing that sparks the kinds of bitter breakups …
Seguir leyendo Man visits Miami for work trip, tells girlfriend he unfroze Bumble ‘to see what’s like here’: This was a test and you fell for it’

Girlfriend pays boyfriend back after borrowing $12K in rent from him, boyfriend refuses to acknowledge she’s repaid him at least double what she originally borrowed: ‘I repaid between $28,800 on the low end and $38,400 on the high end.’

She has repaid him at a higher interest rate than any bank offers. Borrowing money from your girlfriend, parent, or in-laws will likely hurt your relationship with them. It doesn’t matter whether you pay the money back on time or not. The relationship changes from girlfriend-boyfriend to lender-borrower, and that is a totally different dynamic. …
Seguir leyendo Girlfriend pays boyfriend back after borrowing $12K in rent from him, boyfriend refuses to acknowledge she’s repaid him at least double what she originally borrowed: ‘I repaid between $28,800 on the low end and $38,400 on the high end.’

Husband spends his wife’s grandma’s $5K inheritance on his $4.2K in credit card debt, leaving little for his wife to pay her $2.1K in credit card debt: ‘He says it’s for the good of the family.’

Inheritance should not be spent by someone for whom it wasn’t intended. Many people feel entitled to their family members’ money. We all know someone who thinks that they deserve thousands of dollars from their grandparents upon their passing, even though they made no effort to have a relationship with them when they were alive. …
Seguir leyendo Husband spends his wife’s grandma’s $5K inheritance on his $4.2K in credit card debt, leaving little for his wife to pay her $2.1K in credit card debt: ‘He says it’s for the good of the family.’

25-year-old boyfriend refuses to pay 22-year-old girlfriend’s $70K per year college tuition, turns her nose up at his offer of $20K per year: ‘She says I’m being unsupportive’

You need to think long and hard about giving thousands of dollars to someone. I don’t care if you believe they are the love of your life…anyone receiving thousands of dollars from someone else is not going to have the same kind of relationship with them as they would with somebody they have no financial …
Seguir leyendo 25-year-old boyfriend refuses to pay 22-year-old girlfriend’s $70K per year college tuition, turns her nose up at his offer of $20K per year: ‘She says I’m being unsupportive’

31-year-old girlfriend making $100K expects boyfriend to pay her $40K in credit card debt, $60K in car loans, and $20K in student loans: ‘You’ll take care of my debt.’

She’s going to spend her boyfriend out of house and home. There’s a significant stigma surrounding marrying someone for money, but I believe that one can’t marry someone without first considering their financial situation. It matters much less how much someone takes home at the end of a pay period than how they manage that …
Seguir leyendo 31-year-old girlfriend making $100K expects boyfriend to pay her $40K in credit card debt, $60K in car loans, and $20K in student loans: ‘You’ll take care of my debt.’

41-year-old mom and her 20-year-old son move in with her 38-year-old boyfriend, son constantly disrespects boyfriend and refuses to do chores or pay rent: ‘He acts like he’s doing me a favor by just existing here’

Have you ever seen the Reddit post that goes a little something like this? «I’m a 25-year-old man who recently started dating a 50-year old lady. Her 30-year-old son refuses to call me «dad» and won’t give me the respect I deserve. How do I get him to change?» Obviously, this post and all variants …
Seguir leyendo 41-year-old mom and her 20-year-old son move in with her 38-year-old boyfriend, son constantly disrespects boyfriend and refuses to do chores or pay rent: ‘He acts like he’s doing me a favor by just existing here’

Girlfriend making $40K insists that boyfriend making $75K pay for all of their expenses and dates: ‘She said that since I make more, I should just cover it all. She even brought up how her friend’s boyfriend pays for all their trips.’

Paying for things in the early stages of a relationship is always tricky. It feels pretty unromantic to have to Venmo a date $16 for sushi, even if it’s technically paying for precisely what you ate. Many couples have a «I’ll get you this time, you’ll get me next time» dynamic that is usually pretty …
Seguir leyendo Girlfriend making $40K insists that boyfriend making $75K pay for all of their expenses and dates: ‘She said that since I make more, I should just cover it all. She even brought up how her friend’s boyfriend pays for all their trips.’

28-year-old father of 2 asks his 22-year-old college student girlfriend to move in with him and pay half of his bills: ‘He said “we’d be a family” and that his kids would be like mine in the future’

I have one piece of advice for y’all: never move in with a partner just to cut down on bills. I know it can feel so tempting to go from paying four figures in rent to three figures, but if the relationship is not ready for that step, it will have disastrous consequences. You shouldn’t …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old father of 2 asks his 22-year-old college student girlfriend to move in with him and pay half of his bills: ‘He said “we’d be a family” and that his kids would be like mine in the future’

Girlfriend brings her 4-year-old son over to her boyfriend of 4 months’ apartment every night, makes boyfriend sleep on the couch for a month straight: ‘He’s been here every night for 2 weeks now’

If you’re one of those people who fall in love with someone in three weeks, I understand. I am in denial about being one of you, and I’m trying to change my ways. A significant part of establishing a healthy relationship that can last is not expecting too much from someone during the first couple …
Seguir leyendo Girlfriend brings her 4-year-old son over to her boyfriend of 4 months’ apartment every night, makes boyfriend sleep on the couch for a month straight: ‘He’s been here every night for 2 weeks now’