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.

@StoneColdOld the only bullshit here is your comment.

Well done OP!!

Onwards and upwards

This thread brings back memories. I dated a bricklayer for a couple of years. He spent most nights at my place, helping himself to food etc.

I needed a small garden wall built at the front of my place, I asked him if he'd do it. Obviously I'd have paid for all the materials. It would have taken one day to complete, if that. He wanted to charge me £80 labour which was just slightly less than the going rate at the time. I declined and paid someone else to do it.

There were many other examples of twattery from this individual, including trying to 'gift' me his clapped out car that he couldn't afford to fix, so he didn't have the hassle of scrapping it. Trust me, people like this never change.

@Inayahlewis I hope you are ok. It's really sad he'll expect you to share your home and utilities and he can't even do some decorating?
Better alone than with a selfish prick.

What a twat! What did he say when you ended it?

@BlueJag exactly!

@fedup21 i sent him a text message basically letting him know what a pnasty piece of work he is. I blocked him on everything and going to keep it moving x

Well done OP. What a twunt he was!!

I like your style OP Zero tolerance.

Name change fail there OP.

I'd have gotten him to paint then when he asked payment,I'd have presented him with a bill for lodgings, Bill's, food etc

Ha ha yes, or here’s a bill for £500 for food & drinks, so you owe me £340, thanks.

This level of tightness and greediness is highly unattractive.
I would have to bin him off.