Baffled man complains that girlfriend won't pay more rent after spending $400 a month on clothes and cosmetics: '[she] says I should be paying since girl tax costs her so much'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jun 17, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

At what point does a woman's beauty routine become 'high maintenance'? There are some men who would argue anything more than using 3-in-1 in the shower is truly la-di-da, but the fact is that if you're female, you are often expected to put in a lot more money and effort for your appearance to meet the baseline of what society deems acceptable.

By the same token, there are definitely women out there who find that how they look is a very pricey obsession. Those skincare products, nail appointments, and designer purchases all add up fast. 

This is an issue that one man recently complained about on the internet, after finding that his girlfriend who he had lived with for six months was not paying her share of the living expenses because of the large amount of money she was spending on her appearance. Some people wondered why she couldn't just cut down, but others pointed out the dude might not be too happy if she stopped her upkeep, either. Whatever you might think, money issues are not something that can be ignored in a relationship. 

 

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    elle @ellegist Follow sorry but this is misogyny. $400 is barely anything for little monthly necessities like makeup
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    My (31M) girlfriend (29F) overspends, but blames it on the "Woman tax". Is this real? I've been living with my girlfriend for 6 months now, and at the start of the month she will go out, and splurge around $400 on cosmetics and clothes. Because of this she's been living pay check to paycheck, and I usually need to help her with money towards the end of the month. I'm paying more in rent since I earn more, and a bit more to try to offset some of this since she says it's things she has to buy. On
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    elle @ellegist .3d Replying to @ellegist she isn't even billing him for tampons ($100) or razors ($140). frugal queen
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    Dissproportionately @dissprop... ·2d : Replying to @ellegist That seems like a lot to me. If she is in debt, then she doesn't need to get her nails done or new clothes. She can paint her own nails! That amount of money is reasonable if you have extra money for things like that, and he should realize she will spend more than $50. 494 ılıl 33.2K ☐ ∞ 172 elle @ellegist ⚫ 2d the tweet is a joke! $400 is a lot for anyone and insane if you're in debt
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    No One @00xv01Fg. 2d Replying to @ellegist $400 is 1/3rd of rent tz 35 ili 19.6K elle @ellegist ⚫ 2d • ur right it could go higher
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    SanFranciscol @SFDamnPodcast Replying to @ellegist Follow I bet she's a young hottie and he's finding out face-to-face what it takes to maintain that.
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    Royal Beach @_RoyalBeach_ • 2d Replying to @ellegist Don't live with your girlfriend if you can't afford her. If she came into the relationship spending that amount of money, and now they "live together" she shouldn't have to cut her expenses, there should be more there for her. It sounds more like he just needs help with the rent
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    MapoBabe & @Astromeda 2d Replying to @ellegist $400 is basically the price of 1 good clothing item, 4-5 mid range cosmetic items, and mahbe a manicure and a low end visit to the salon for hair. A hefty price tag, but some deem all these necessary today
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    Protect Trans Kids! @Kellieherring · 2d Replying to @ellegist But then when she doesn't do all this he gets mad because she's "letting herself go."
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    Teanna❤ ❤ @sweetTeanna - 20h Replying to @ellegist He sees women as finished products, not realizing the effort it takes to achieve their look. Blunt example, mid-range foundations cost $30 to $60, so maintaining that "expensive" appearance easily costs that much.
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    Malky @Malky0010. 1d Replying to @ellegist If you can't afford it, spending $400 monthly on clothes and cosmetics is literally insane.
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    Savannah @Savannah_FDS . 1d I don't understand men who go for a certain type of woman and then complain when they get that type of woman. There are plenty of women out there who don't spend $400 on cosmetics and clothes he could date, but he's probably not interested in them.
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    • petal sassoon @gardeningpawg ⚫ 2d Men gave absolutely no idea how much work it takes to just exist as a woman expenses-wise. Being really broke, if anything, has taught me that you can get by on very little if you must but it is miserable
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    RFH Q @hollowearthterf (Do... Follow Men love to act like all these purchases on makeup, clothes, skincare, hair, etc are so superfluous and stupid but then the moment their wives stop buying it and thus aren't putting the same effort into her appearance, they whine that their wives are "letting themselves go"
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    the land is inhospitable @mistlefoe . 1d this tweet is sarcastic but the rest of qrts & replies agreeing to this.... we will never be free of shackles if we continue equating girlhood & feminism to consumerism & splurging on make ups we're literally just perpetuating the same old propaganda
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    JOAN OF THE SACRE... Follow @lapsedheretic i feel pretty strongly that women should Just Say No to the level of vanity and the never-ending project of striving for instagram-model hotness that drives these types of spending habits, but i think you could easily blow through $400/mo on makeup if those are your values
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    Abdallah @HypnagogicStryx • 2d : I'm saying this in all seriousness: a person's financial habits will be one of the top 3 things that impact you in a relationship, & if they aren't on the same page as you, you need to get out of that situation.
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    • emily may ❤ @emilykmay 1d i mean you absolutely do not have to spend this much, but it's unbelievably easy. you could spend $400/month at sephora and walk out with 3 things.
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    S@moietroses · 2d • Make up is not a necessity and there is no way you're using so much makeup you need to buy new one every month
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