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AITAH for saying no to covering my BF's bills?
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Support is more like a a bridge, than a residence, help works when there’s momentum, timelines, and effort that shows up on calendars, not just on complaints about routine. Money isn’t neutral in couples, every dollar has a story, and the story here says she already subsidized the gap and asked for a plan that never materialized. Boundaries aren’t punishment, they’re how adults protect the roof, the credit score, and the future self who has to live with today’s yes.
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Jobs are not a vending machine, sometimes the move is take an interim paycheck, keep applying, and buy time with action instead of guilt. The only thing worse than covering one month with no plan is covering the next five the exact same way. Saying no to full coverage and yes to splitting what is affordable is sane, fair, and proportionate. If “rethink our future” shows up only when the ATM says limits, that’s data. The clean rule holds: contribute what is possible, pursue work that exists now, and don’t set a precedent that turns love into a loan with no schedule and endless interest.
‘I have my own bills and credit card debts to pay’: 33-year-old woman refuses to cover her 38-year-old boyfriend’s full bills after five months of “no prospect in sight” post‑graduation job search
A five‑year relationship hits the money talk wall when "temporary help" turns into a lifestyle, and no starts sounding like betrayal to the only person not paying the price for his choices. The setup is simple: two adults split rent and bills, she's floated emergencies, covered extra on trips, and asked him to job hunt early, he held out for a perfect engineering role, skipped entry‑level work, graduated five months ago, and still isn't taking interviews. Now he wants her to cover his full share "until he's hired," calls her unreliable when she won't, and frames a prepaid friends' trip as proof she's choosing fun over the relationship.
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