To anyone who lives with their significant other

[sexygrl19]

My boyfriend and I had an argument yesterday about how we should split our bills and still be a team.I just want some advice on how some of you and your boyfriend/girlfriend split the bills.Any comments would be great!!

[OceanEyes]

This is something that will certainly differ from person to person. A girlfriend of mine and her fiancee do it this way: he pays the mortgage, she pays the bills. Another girlfriend of mine just throws in cash wherever it's needed, but her fiancee pays for most of the utilities and the mortgage (he makes quite a bit more money).

 

In my relationship, everything is split pretty much 50/50. There are months that he ends up paying more when I can't afford it (again, he makes more money than I do), but most of the time the rent and bills are shared.

 

I don't understand why this discussion turned into an argument. There must be open discussions about money handling within a cohabitational relationship; especially if money is tight. Both people have to know what their share is and what their responsibilities are.

 

If you make a lot less money than he does though and you can't afford to pay what he thinks you should, then you're going to have problems.

[ComputerGuy]

They way I'd do it, is split the bills evenly...basically, if she earnt 75% what i did, I wouldnt expect her to pay any more than 75% what i pay...takes a bit of working out but its the fairest way, and I'm good with numbers so its no hassle for me to do

[VictorWard]

In my situation, my girlfriend and I split everything 50/50.

However, since she's in school, I pick up the slack.