I'm in a long term relationship with my DP, and we have a DD, 10. I'm not having a go at him as he's a hard-working and decent sort of bloke, but he has what I regard to be a strange attitude to money in our relationship.
I've given up full time work to look after DD, and now work casually and part time. Luckily for me, I have built up assets over the years, and in terms of wealth we are matched.
He has a business which is newish and sucks up a lot of money. He also has a job for whiich he gets paid a consulancy rate. He doesn't earn megabucks and claims tax credits.
The issue I have is that he doesn't contribute financially to DD. This is the way the household works:
Him: mortgage, bills, himself.
Me: myself (car/ phone/ clothes/ entertainment); food, holidays, Christmas, DD (clothes, school trips, birthdays, etc), childcare.
Friends are flabbergasted that he doesn't pay anything towards DD. Personally I'm not sure. What do you think?
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biryani · 17/11/2012 18:25
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