While many couples permit their partners access to their living space or belongings, sometimes the feeling of relationship entitlement can get out of hand. That being said, a woman in Phoenix, Arizona, decided to let her boyfriend come live with her while she is still paying a mortgage on her home. However, she has plans to move out of state in a year or two and sell the house. The boyfriend claims he’ll pay half her mortgage — as long as he gets his “investment back” from the house sale.
Feeling likely uncomfortable and confused by his demands, the woman took to Reddit, asking for advice about the whole situation. “Is this typical? I’m pretty new to living with a significant other,” she noted curiously. “I’m not adding him to the deed, of course..But I haven’t had a lease agreement written up yet, should I?” Dozens of Redditors were very quick to tell her that what he would pay is not her mortgage but rather plain rent. Many were also very skeptical of how entitled the boyfriend sounded, insisting that he receive a profit from the house’s sale once she sold.
“If [your] BF has this expectation now, you might want to reconsider them moving in at all until/unless you get married. Can you imagine telling a landlord the same?” questions a user. Another chimes in with almost the same sentiment: “He’s not paying your mortgage, and don’t call it that because it isn’t. He’s paying rent, and you’re his landlord.” they firmly stated. ” His entitlement is weird, like you wouldn’t tell your landlord that you should own part of the apartment complex when you move into an apartment.” A third came in with support for the previous two comments, saying, “No joke, that is crazy entitlement.”
Fortunately, OP responded to the comments with the initiative to get started on putting a lease together for the Arizona boyfriend. Needless to say, several recommended that she make it month-to-month instead of an annual contract. It would be a nightmare to deal with if the two broke up before the lease was over, and hell if she had no legal paperwork to support him getting evicted. “One mistake, and you’re screwed,” warned a commenter.
Hundreds agree to advise her to “reconsider the relationship” since he might be “trying to take advantage of” her. Naturally, the online users know very little about her boyfriend besides his suspiciously entitled demand for money from her future house sale. Still, one thing is certain, as one commenter puts it: “Do not let anyone else EVER mess with your success and financial security.”
