In every relationship, money often becomes the quiet test of balance and mutual respect.
What starts as generosity can slowly blur into resentment when one person feels they’re carrying more than their share.
One Reddit user, a 28-year-old man, recently shared his frustration after realizing that what began as kindness towards his girlfriend of one year had turned into an expectation.
“I make more, about 92k, she’s around 55k,” he wrote in a post, explaining that he initially didn’t mind covering more costs because he “liked her and I know I can afford it.”
But over time, that balance shifted in a way that made him feel used rather than appreciated.
In the beginning, things seemed reasonable. “Date nights were usually on me, when we did a weekend trip I paid the Airbnb, she covered gas and breakfast,” he explained.
That kind of split, where one partner covers more based on income, is common and often works when both people are mindful of fairness. But the problem was, “it never stopped,
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