I currently live with my g/f and the relationship is a happy one. She slowly moved into my one bedroom apartment and I refuse to let her contribute to rent or utilities because I don’t want to be dependent on her income. (Also she and her retired mother went halfsies on a new trailer. She’s paying the lot rent while her mom lives in the trailer. She also has her own room there too.) If she starts pestering me to move into a bigger place, I will be damn sure it’s something I can afford on my own. I learned my lesson after being thrown out of a place 2 weeks after breaking up while I had no stable income.
This sounds great, but you should still let her contribute her share of rent. You don’t need to become dependent on it, if that’s a concern. Put it away for a bigger place if that’s in your plans.
I currently live with my g/f and the relationship is a happy one. She slowly moved into my one bedroom apartment and I refuse to let her contribute to rent or utilities because I don’t want to be dependent on her income. (Also she and her retired mother went halfsies on a new trailer. She’s paying the lot rent while her mom lives in the trailer. She also has her own room there too.) If she starts pestering me to move into a bigger place, I will be damn sure it’s something I can afford on my own. I learned my lesson after being thrown out of a place 2 weeks after breaking up while I had no stable income.
This sounds great, but you should still let her contribute her share of rent. You don’t need to become dependent on it, if that’s a concern. Put it away for a bigger place if that’s in your plans.