27-year-old man allows mom to temporarily stay in apartment he pays one third of the rent for, girlfriend protests when she's still there 6 months later: 'She is constantly giving me a hard time'

Sometimes when somebody gets into a relationship, the biggest challenge isn't living with the other person, but living with their family. Dealing with in-laws has been the issue that breaks up many otherwise stable connections, and it is not difficult to see why. It can be a shock to the system when you think that you have found the perfect partner, only to realize they come as a package deal with their overbearing family members attached.

It is a situation that leaves many with a dilemma. Should a relationship be sacrificed because of who somebody is related to, or is it truly worth finding methods to deal with the family that you supposedly chose? These questions become even more pressing when you are under the same roof as your in-laws. If they are controlling, it can become a huge issue that leaves little choice in what to do for the sake of your quality of life.

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This was the situation that one woman found herself in after her fiancé allowed his mom to move into the spare room of their apartment while his partner was the main breadwinner. While the living arrangements were supposedly temporary while she found a new job and place to live, her mom-in-law-to-be seemed to be making herself at home six months later. Showing no signs of going back to work after six months and being increasingly controlling, the fiancée was ready to leave the apartment and leave mom and son with the lease. She wondered if she was being unfair.
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WIBTA If I move out of our apartment knowing my fiancé and his mom can't afford it without me?

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Everybody had their sympathies with the suffocating situation that she was in.

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