When you get into a serious relationship, it’s more than likely that you will eventually live together. Whether that means renting a rent-stabilized unit in New York City for the rest of your lives or packing up to the suburbs and living a picture-esque life in a $500k home, that’s up to you. Something to understand, however, is that you’re likely not going to make the same amount of money yearly as your partner, which is fine! There’s nothing wrong with being the breadwinner or lower earner. What matters is that you both are on the same page about finances and what you’re bringing to the table financially and otherwise. What other people think about your arrangements doesn’t mean anything—and if your in-laws have something nasty to say about it, then you know to give them the boot.

In this next story, a woman’s sister-in-law tells her she doesn’t «deserve» to say she owns the house she and her husband recently purchased because he put more money into the buy. This isn’t how things work… Luckily, the woman’s husband immediately comes to her aid and defends her from his sister’s out-of-pocket behavior. Scroll to see how the rest of the story unfolds.