28-year-old father of 2 asks his 22-year-old college student girlfriend to move in with him and pay half of his bills: 'He said “we’d be a family” and that his kids would be like mine in the future'

I have one piece of advice for y'all: never move in with a partner just to cut down on bills. I know it can feel so tempting to go from paying four figures in rent to three figures, but if the relationship is not ready for that step, it will have disastrous consequences. You shouldn't make any moves in a relationship just because it feels convenient in the moment. I once had a girl ask to be my girlfriend solely because it was Pride month, and I said yes. What a fool! Can you believe that didn't last?

Many people enter romantic entanglements not because they're genuinely interested in that person, but because they have a pre-existing issue that they believe dating that person will resolve. If you desperately want a mother figure for your two children, you might rush into a relationship that you have no business being in.

That is the case for this couple. They have only been together for a couple of months, and the boyfriend is already pressuring the girlfriend to move in, pay more in rent than she's currently paying at her one-bedroom apartment, and take on a greater role in her relationship with his two kids.
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AITA for refusing to pay half the rent for my boyfriend’s house that he needs for his kids?

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