My boyfriend of two years wants charge me to paint my SMALL BOX room.

[Inayahlewis]

I have been with my boyfriend for two years. He spends half his time at my house eating and using everything for free, yet he wants to charge me £160 to paint a SMALL BOX ROOM in his day off. I would do it myself, but I had a very bad back injury and can not stand for long. I am a legal advisor and would never dream of charging him for work he needed doing. Am I wrong for thinking he is being unreasonable.

I'd get rid, but not until you've found a very attractive decorator to do it for you while he's there - then bin him and leave him wondering if there is something going on with the decorator.

No way!!

Well, you know what to do

And then have a very good think about why you have allowed him to ponce off you for so long already

Gosh get rid.

My MIL ex-H used to invoice her for mowing the lawn.

It didn't last.

Don't you mean your ex boyfriend op?

Blimey I have a lodger and he’s painted my conservatory and kitchen, just offered and wants no money at all. I’d be getting rid of s boyfriend that wanted to be paid for a days painting!!

He's not a keeper by any stretch of the imagination.

What will you do OP?

Get rid. He's shown you who he is. Believe him. No "second chance" here - in this kind of case that's just agreeing to wear a blindfold for a bit while he gets you properly tied in before the next time the mask slips.

Run away.

Have you pointed out to him how much he costs you in food alone? Is he always tightfisted? Who pays when you go out?

Walk away now with dignity. He’s not for you.

Get rid of him, he’s a freeloader.

There was a thread like this last year and it ended up in the press.

My advice is the same to you as it was to the other poster: dump him.

At least he's shown his true colours before you waste any more time with him.

Wow. Is he normally so un generous? This would set off alarm bells for me.

Wow. LTB. Also, he's expecting a bloody good rate of hourly pay, isn't he, for a (presumably) amateur painter?

You don't seek to make financial gain from someone you love. This relationship is going nowhere. Call time on it now.

Really?

I'm curious as to why / his reasoning?

Is he tight or odd in other ways?

Cheeky sod!

The only reason I can see for charging is to cover the cost of the paints (if he is purchasing them), or he’s a professional painter and he is doing it in work time.

However, I don’t think neither of these are trues so he’s a right cf.

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!!!

What the hell?!
How ridiculous is he?
I'd never charge family/friends/partner for helping out like this and nor would I expect them to charge me....I'd obv but the paint and brushes etc and prob buy them a takeaway/bottle of wine whatever as a thanks but pay them for the work - not unless they are a professional painter losing a days work to paint for me!

That is shocking - he should be happy to do it for you for free!

Really? You are a legal advisor and can't see a total chancer/cocklodger right in front of you?