DEAR DEIDRE: I
agreed to support my partner when he was not earning but now his business is
making money, he’s letting his son have all the takings. I feel used.
We dated for two years before he moved in with me. He’s 47
and was up front about not being able to pay his way. I’m 38 and said OK as I
have a good income and I supported him and his son starting a mobile car-repair
business.
I recently asked my partner whether he could take any income
from the company. He said his son has a mortgage and his need is greater. I
feel he just expects me to keep him, and he should have spoken to me before
making that decision.
DEIDRE SAYS: Of
course he should, but he probably sees your comfortable income and his son’s
need, and wants to be the generous dad.
Don’t sit on your resentment but talk to him calmly about
this.
Say that you feel taken advantage of and such decisions need
to be taken together.
Go over the company and domestic finances together and work
out what’s fair.
Credits: Deidre Sanders
The Sun
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