Relationship

[Repulsebay]

So I did an undergrad at UCL but earning minimum wage and my partner isn’t happy as he’s got a PHD and earns much more ?

Does anyone think it is not fair that he thinks like that ? Because I didn’t lie to him that I would earn a lot from the start when we dated.

He sounds like an arse, frankly

How lone have you been dating? Why are you earning minimum wage? Whats your plan for earning more and supporting yourself?

please explain i don't understand.
do you want to earn a phd? what's his gripe?

It isn't a case of whether "it is / isn't fair" that he thinks like that, it is a case of whether he respects you as an equal partner.

Having a degree / having a PhD doesn't necessarily equate to earning much more. I earned more than dh for all his post doc years.

If this is about your life together and whether you are content to earn NMW, then that's pretty reasonable discussion to have, in fairness. It effects your life in a big way if there are plans to live together / maybe start a family together. When you start going out together is one thing - settling down to spend the next 60 years together is another.