capitalpool
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- Sep 18, 2017
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"My fiancé and I live together. I own the house (it’s paid off) and he pays me $500 a month. The bills for the house are very low and come out to about $300 a month, so essentially he’s paying $200 in rent. He thinks that once we get married he shouldn’t have to pay rent anymore, and that we should split the bills evenly. He’s also stressed because he has accrued some debt (about $15,000) since we’ve been together, which is partly why he thinks he should pay less. This frustrates me, because I worked so hard to pay off my house early and I feel like he’s taking advantage of that. He has made less money than me the entire seven years we’ve been together, and it’s been a constant issue in our relationship. I think that the man should contribute a bit more than the woman. I’d love to split everything and own a house together, but he’s nowhere near being able to do that. What’s the fair option once you are married?"