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Moving in together/deposit

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Fearless91 · 23/06/2015 20:36

I posted a thread last week about how down I was feeling about my life job wise.

Basically I work in a shop part time however I do full time hours but still earn peanuts. I'm trying to better myself with interviews and what not but so far I haven't been successful.
I'm also trying to clear my credit card debt from a previous relationship where I naively helped him out.

Anyway my boyfriend is the complete opposite. He has a fantastic career earning amazing money which he works hard for.

Here's where the issues are.

He's desperate to buy a house and is saving. His parents are also very keen for him to move out. I would also love to do this but unfortunately I'm not able to save a penny until 1) I find a new job and 2) I clear my debts.

But it makes me feel crap about our relationship. I worry that I'm gunna get left behind. I would never hold him back but I just feel like.. I'm not able to buy or save for a house yet so what's the point in being together if he's going to buy his own house? I'm 24 and he's 26. I don't want to move into his house... I'm not that naive. He can have me out at any time and I would have no rights. I've seen it happen to too many people around me. I don't wanna be paying off my boyfriends mortgage I want to be paying off our mortgage.

We have spoken about marriage and kids for in the future (not for a long time yet) which is a good thing.. But what's the point if we aren't even going to buy a house together? Again not his fault, but I don't want to have kids with somebody and live in his house. It wouldn't feel like home.

I'm sorry if this is really rambly or if I sound like a brat that isn't my intentions.
I'm not sure what I'm after really, suggestions/advice.
Think I'm just having a panic!

OP posts:
NameChange30 · 25/06/2015 22:59

roland I'm sorry that happened to you. But I don't think it means that no-one should ever move into their partner's house. I think it's a cautionary tale but there are ways to learn from it without saying "never again".
For example, contributing to the bills but not the mortgage (or at least only contributing what you can afford to the mortgage. Or what you would have been paying in rent). And while doing so it would be wise to save some money as an "emergency fund" in case things go wrong and you have to move out in a hurry.
As for furniture... you could get a family member or friend to look after it, or if that's not possible, rent a small amount of storage space. (Possible with money but not without, of course.)

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