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I've just snapped but I don't know if I'm over reacting.

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FirstNameTiredLastNameAlways · 11/03/2019 18:06

I don't know if I'm just fed up of DP in general and feeling resentful of his life or if I genuinely have a point.

Background: We live together, we both work (him part time and earns around £50-£60k per annum, has his own business) and I work full time, study a part time degree and work 30 miles away from home. I'm exhausted and skint.

He doesn't help much around the house, he'll wash the pots but that's about it. He does take me a out a lot and pays for nice holidays...

An argument has erupted tonight because he leases a posh car with the minimum mileage but uses my battered old Fiesta to save his mileage and petrol on his own car. He used to put petrol in, but not anymore.

So he goes to take my car to pop down the road and to the shops and I say "yeah sure, can you just use it for the shop though? I've put £80 in petrol since last Sunday"

Next minute, he says right I'll never fucking ask again, I won't take it and is being generally really stubborn... now I'm feeling bad because he does pay for a lot of meals but we split the bills completely equal! I earn £18k and I'm broke. I've had a really stressful day and have an increasing work load each day...

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ravenmum · 11/03/2019 19:18

And btw this
he leases a posh car with the minimum mileage but uses my battered old Fiesta to save his mileage and petrol
is pathetic. Driving a fancy car in front of the people he wants to impress - but when it's just you he actually nicks "saves petrol" by parasitically sucking the blood out of his less well-off girlfriend. He should be ashamed.

EllenRipley · 11/03/2019 19:28

He earns 3X your income but you split the bills down the middle. AND he deliberately costs you money to benefit himself. AND you do all the domestic chores - in addition to your FT job & studies, which understandably exhaust you.

And when you challenge him on it, just once, with a reasonable request, he throws a strop.

This is shit, OP. You deserve much, MUCH better. Xx

Mrskeats · 11/03/2019 19:31

So you are skint and he leases an expensive car? Why?
He sounds horrible

LovingLola · 11/03/2019 19:33

What is your housing set up ?

Quartz2208 · 11/03/2019 19:36

If anything you are underreacting to be honest - he is sponging off your goodwill whilst earning lots of money

RandomMess · 11/03/2019 19:42

It's financial abuse tbh

Worlds0kayestmum · 11/03/2019 19:58

He sounds awful. We used to split the bills equally but now I work part time and stay at home with our toddler, he pays substantially more and will always help me out if I need it because he tells me we are a team. Are you happy in the relationship in general?

ScarletBitch · 11/03/2019 20:33

Why are you with him? You have already proved you can manage without him. He earns all that money, sits on his arse whilst you do all the work?? Dry your eyes OP and start as you mean to go on.

ErickBroch · 11/03/2019 21:12

My DP earns more than me and we split the bills/mortgage proportionally, not 50/50!

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