Abeera Anwar
Money can be one of the trickiest topics in a relationship, and when partners don’t see eye-to-eye, resentment can quietly build until it explodes. That’s exactly where I’ve found myself. Two years ago, when my girlfriend and I moved in together, she was the higher earner and flat-out refused to combine our finances because she felt it was “unfair.” I accepted it back then, even if it stung a little. But now that the tables have turned and I’m the one making more, suddenly she’s pushing for shared finances—and I can’t help but feel like this is a huge double standard.
The Beginning of Our Life Together
Her Rules, Her Terms
Tables Turned: My Big Promotion
My Blunt Response
Family and Friends Weigh In
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So here I am, stuck between feeling justified in standing my ground and wondering if I’m being petty by refusing now that I’m the one ahead. My mom says I should start sharing if I ever plan to marry her, while my dad can’t stop laughing at the irony. Her friends keep nudging me toward pooling incomes, too, but the whole situation leaves me questioning everything. Am I being unfair here, or am I simply holding her to the same standard she set for me two years ago?
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