We all know that one of the things that are the most stressful about starting a relationship and moving in together is finances. How to split bills and stuff like that can become a problem if not discussed prior to any activity whatsoever. This is what this topic is all about. A young woman shared that she was surprised that her boyfriend wanted her to pay half the housing expenses, as it was his house. She did not see this coming and kind of disagreed. She had second thoughts and asked the Reddit community if she was to blame or she was right to react like that. The people of Reddit had their say, of course. You can read the whole discussion on Reddit.
Here is how the discussion started:
And here is how people reacted:
1. The terms
We are not sure what is the correct reaction in such a situation, but this user suggested that the boyfriend was not right to ask such a thing of her.
2. The support
Yes, this is correct. If the person had another way of expressing his position on the matter, he probably would have convinced her that this is the right thing to do.
3. The demand
It is true that there is no certainty when it comes to any relationship, and this user has a strong point. There are people who would think otherwise, of course.
4. The mortgage
This is a valid argument, perhaps, and the young woman probably thought the same thing. She had to pay for a property she did not own, but she still lived in it.
5. The compromise
This is a good idea, and it could certainly become a working solution for this predicament. We guess a contract is going to settle things right.
6. The treatment
This is yet another thing to consider. The woman now had to pay more money than before, and we guess that she had to consider this additional expense.
7. The rent
It seems both sides of this argument have a point. Even when paying rent, this person is still paying someone’s mortgage – the landlord’s, of course.
8. The breakup
It seems that in case of a breakup, this person would never receive even part of the money she gave for the mortgage back. This is a bummer.
9. The half
This is one of the most supportive comments on the matter, and we guess that the whole post makes total sense. There are things you cannot argue about.
10. The shine
We guess that there are options to solve this predicament, and one easy solution is for the couple to never live under one roof.
11. The agreement
It seems that most people would gladly avoid this step because they feel like they would be embarrassed by having such a document, but love and money are rarely a good mix.
12. The expenses
We already mentioned the various ways to solve this problem, and this is one great answer to these worries. This offer would be a great way to make things work.
13. The salary
This is yet another example of how an agreement would work like a charm. Once the couple settles the amounts they would pay, then they will be good to go.
14. The place
This user also offered the easiest solution. The girl stays at her place and owes no mortgage.
15. The half
Here is how things are in reality, and we know that this person probably knows what they are talking about.
16. The rent
This argument also makes sense, as there are always living expenses to be paid, and it could be either a mortgage or rent. Money is still money.
17. The half
This person also suggested that the person should not move inside the house with her partner if she wants to avoid paying a mortgage.
18. The confusion
This is another post that sounds incredibly reasonable. The way we see it, this person has no longer to pay rent, so helping with the mortgage would not be a problem.
19. The payment
We guess that this girl is not in a bad situation. She would continue paying some housing expenses, but she will live with her partner in a house, not an apartment.
20. The landlord
We are not sure if all people understand this simple logic, but posts like this one make a lot of sense and nobody could argue with them.
21. The dude
We agree with this post, too, and it seems that more and more people are realizing there is hardly a difference between paying a mortgage or rent, at least in this case.
22. The splitting
Here is how simple this is to explain, and we know that the majority of people would probably agree with this post, too.
23. The half
You can’t put it any simpler than that. Wanting to live wherever is related to expenses, so paying half of them is fair.
24. The partner
This person was in a similar situation, and she obviously handled it quite easily without causing a stir, too.
25. The house
Well, this is one curious way to look at things. Unless you expect the man to be obliged to provide everything, then you would agree with this.
26. The costs
We think that paying more money is always worth it when you get to live in a great place with loads of space, instead of an apartment.
27. The fairness
Maybe this is a position that we can agree with at one point. Paying part of the mortgage instead of half of it would solve the problem.
28. The apartment
This is a good comparison that tells what needs to be said on this matter. We agree with it completely.
29. The ownership
We see no reason for this post. If the house was rented and not owned by the man, things would have be the same in terms of splitting housing costs.
30. The difference
This is yet another post that shows how some people offer solutions that are outside the box, and this might work.
31. The idea
Some people think that if they move into someone’s place, they would not have to pay money simply because the other person owns it.
32. The expenses
This is a shade of the topic that has not been discussed so far, and we agree with it completely.
33. The fair share
Even if this young woman had to pay half rent instead of half mortgage, she would still get nothing in case of breakup, for example.
34. The semantics
This is a nice post that pinpoints all the important things related to the topic, and we like it a lot.
35. The earnings
We guess this is an interesting perspective on the matter, and we know most people would never agree with it.
36. The rent
Paying part of the rent would be better than not paying anything at all, and this is the truth.
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