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Ummm....financial...what do you think...tight or fair play

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Wheelyyyy · 03/06/2021 21:32

So this covid year meant my income dropped by 11 grand. It stung and it was worrying for many months until i remortagegd my house and put a house loan i had into the mortgage to free up monthly income. So the issue was sorted. But there were many months of fretting, juggling, balancing until I spoke to my bank.

Now i dont live with my DP, he has his own house and own bills. Luckily he is in a very good job. He bought a car outright for ovre 20 grand 3 weeks ago and when i said 'your paying outright, can you cover it' he said yes no sweat. I thought...fair enough.

He has just transferred some money over to his teenager who was looking at his bank account over his dads shoulder....teenage son just commented on the fact his dad had over 6 grand in his current account....

Now i like to pay my own way and Im independant. But AIBU to think....bloody hell! you wrotten sod...you watched me go through all that stress and tears and you could have at least offered to help. The wrotten sod watched me struggle. The annoying this was is that my aunt offered to help but i told her not to worry...id sort it out and just appreciated her support. Thats all i wouldve needed from him....the offer of helping out...I dont know if i wouldve actually taken it but he didnt even help me figure it out...

Am i being a CF? or am i with an absolute unsupportive tightass?

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Wheelyyyy · 04/06/2021 21:18

@Sleeping

Youve misunderstood.
I believed there was a reason he didnt provide much support i.e we were newish and also he has children. I believed rightfully or wrongfully that he didnt support because he felt uncomfortable because there wasnt anything he could do as in money being tight. So avoided the topic.

I felt embarassed that i was in that position.

Hearing that he isnt as strapped financially as i thought...means i question then...why did he avoid this? why was he so uncomfortable? Are our values around support for each other and money in general so different? Am i more invested in us than he is?

I do accept everyones opinions and its been interesting to see peoples views

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Wheelyyyy · 04/06/2021 21:24

@thelast

I think firstly its the 'showing of concern'

secondly the asking 'can i help' even if its just sitting with me whilst i rang places to sell my car.

I think its the showing of solidarity and strength to be honest and the offer of a fresh pair of eyes and mind when looking over choosing the right deals

Or even the discussion about plans

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Wheelyyyy · 04/06/2021 21:43

@Lying

I'll take your advice

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TheLastLotus · 04/06/2021 22:11

@Wheelyyyy in that case either he doesn’t care or is not v good at showing it :(
Is he like this in other areas?
You may need to decide whether he’s good at supporting you the way you want to be

AdriannaP · 05/06/2021 07:15

@Wheelyyyy I read your other posts about this relationship. I think this is not working out for you. If two years so many things are not working already, I am not sure that’s a good sign

Misty84 · 05/06/2021 07:22

I think he should have offered as it was clear you were struggling. Very disappointing that he didn’t.

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