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Tight as a duck's or not?

56 replies

Annteeta · 15/04/2019 19:24

My partner is retired and I work full-time. I've been seeing him for over 3 years. he lives with his sister 50 miles away although he owns a house 200 miles away. I see him at weekends mostly but sometimes he stays longer. he was ill over Christmas and stayed for 2 months. he's quite well off (he was an engineer in Oil and Gas). I have a modest income and I still have a mortgage. the thing is he's very frugal. he doesn't run a car and spends nothing on himself or me. he contributes towards the food bill (which he eats) but nothing else. he's not paying his sister anything either because he helps her son do various jobs in his own business and around the house. he surprised me about a year ago when he paid for a 2nd hand car for me. I feel that he is now clawing it back though by living at my house for free and not paying for other things e.g. a holiday from last year and a few things I've bought online for him. I chauffeur him round too. I feel like he's throwing me crumbs in relationship terms but he'll use the car purchase as a counter-argument. am I being unfair?

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Unburnished · 16/04/2019 21:41

No birthday or Christmas presents? Is that mutually agreed? OP Im failing to see what you see in him.

NaturatintGoldenChestnut · 16/04/2019 21:45

Are you some kind of masochist who enjoys being mistreated? Because that's the only reason I can think of why you're still with this leech and why, from the sounds of it, he's still in your house with you feeding and watering him and waiting on him.

Fridaylegacy · 16/04/2019 21:57

It’s truly sad to hear what you are putting yourself through. A woman’s most valuable gift is our intuition, it’s our instinct to k’ow When something isn’t right. You listed all the things that make you unhappy and want us to validate your choice, but you already know what you have to do hunni. Be free be happy, be cherished and valued the way you deserve to be. We often co sign the abuse and mistreatment we receive by staying.

Let tomorrow be a new day for you, give love a chance to find you and stop allowing this guy to block the sunshine in your life.

All the best.

CactusCrazy12 · 17/04/2019 09:15

If he owns a house he or someone else must be paying the council tax, insurance & connection for the utility bills surely ? If a property is empty, you are still liable to pay the council tax
If you were both working or both retired, you would be more equally matched with time
Does he make you happy ?
Why don't you suggest another holiday, but he pays & see what his reaction is ?

Rollindowntheroad · 17/04/2019 09:50

I don't know OP, he doesn't sound particularly independent, don't give more than you are comfortable with, put the foot down on contributing to holidays, tell him how you feel, leave if he makes you miserable. DP never liked most of the guys in his industry - said they were all the most dull people you could meet who never did anything! Your health and happiness are important. Its not you btw, I was lucky if DF remembered my birthday!

Rollindowntheroad · 17/04/2019 09:54

He once bought his partner a model aeroplane. Her DF was a pilot, but...she told him what she thought Hmm

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