Hiya, just looking for some advice/ opinions really.
My partner and I share a house and have a baby together. I also have an older DD from a previously relationship and partner has a DS from previous relationship. But his son lives with his ex the majority of the time (easier for school etc).
Anyway, I am currently on maternity leave and not bring in too much money, my partner is work and bringing in 4x as much as me at the moment. He also works away in the forces every 3 months for 4 months. When he is away he saves a lot of money as gets all his meals paid for while away.
I am currently paying half of my earning on our house and then the other half goes towards food and my bills (phone bill etc). My partner puts more money into paying for the house (mortgage) but it is probably more like a 4th (maybe a 3rd) of his wages. He will pay for a lot of the food shopping while he's here, but when he's away I pay for it all. He has a lot of other stuff to pay for on the side (his car, child maintenance for his son, he has a loan he's paying off), which takes a lot of his money.
What I want to know is if I am getting a fair deal here? I sometimes struggle with money toward the end of the month, and feel guilty asking for any from him as he's said in the past how he is paying for the majority of the house.