Redditors React As Woman Shares About Her Boyfriend Who Got Mad At Her For Not Splitting Rent With Him

One of the most crucial things for couples is talking about money. It's part of the responsibility.

Mary

• Published in Interesting
• October 1, 2022

Whether you and your significant other are married or just living together, there comes a time in most long-term partnerships when you will have to discuss things like budgeting, saving, investing, and retirement. The big question is whether or not couples should divide expenses evenly.

First, you and your partner want to create a budget to see how much each of you is bringing in. You can also see how much each of you contributes to household expenses.

For example, you may pay for your insurance and the car you drive, and your partner may cover all the household bills. Doing this will allow you to monitor where your money goes each month and how much income the two of you earn goes to each expense.

This arrangement will give each of you a sense of what is expected and what your partner can expect from you when it comes time to invest or buy a property. These strategies should simplify the budget process and make it less confrontational and fun.

However, do things become complicated when another family member is involved in your finances? A Reddit user expressed her thoughts on splitting rent with her partner, but the thing is, her father owns the place and only charges her boyfriend to pay for rent.

OP shared about her long-term partner and their living arrangements together for the past few years.

However, conflict comes when OP's father allowed them to live on one of his apartments.

"Point out that if he wants to split rent then do so by having your dad charge the full amount which means his portion is $1050."

Boyfriend should probably check these perks.

Listen to dad's judgement. This might be the case, too.

"I think your dad just showed a lot of who Jake is."

You dad is paying for your share, and your boyfriend should see that.

Your boyfriend should be grateful that he is getting such a huge deal from your dad.

"You've been together for a while, and your dad is still questioning your bf's loyalty."

Bf looks like he's failing your dad's test.

"I want to make sure he's not just using you."

"Insulting loyalty test"

"Is your boyfriend worth $200 a month to you?"

"Your dad is doing him a favor."

"Your half of the rent is being gifted to you, the other half is covered by your boyfriend."

A weird test/accusation for your boyfriend.

"Dad's reasoning therefore feels unjustified."

Your boyfriend is being petty and unappreciative of your dad's generosity.

Maybe it's time for him to find a new place to rent.

"Part of being in a long-term relationship is standing up for them against your family if they are being unfair to them."

Boyfriends sounds entitled.

"Your father is charging him rent with a specific purpose in mind."

Talking about finances is one of the most important parts of being in a relationship. Love alone would not settle your bills and expenses.

This aspect might include doing some compromises and agreements as you and your partner make changes and adjustments to your contribution and budget. If you have tips on how to manage a couple's finances, feel free to share and comment down below!

Mary