NoRegRets4JuJu wrote:
I've been talking about it with him for the past hour or so and he hasn't once said i'm being unreasonable or flipped it on me. I think i may have made him feel guilty and stressed out but lets be honest, if he feels guilty that's because he knows he was doing something wrong. I told him that although he tight for money he can help out around the house, it would certainly ease the pressure, and he knows that he should be doing that stuff.  
Sorry, but boo hoo if he's stressed out. He has a LOT less stress that you right now and many other people. At least he has a roof over his head and a nice girlfriend who waits on him hand and foot.

OK, so what offers has he made to be more helpful around the house?  I assume you went to school in September and that would be when he moved in? If this is the case, that would mean that he should have had at least $3000 in his bank account. I think you need to sit down with him person to person, none of this texting crap, have him lay out his income vs expenses so you know exactly where he's at.  Now you say he pays your cellphones and that's it. Well even if his money is really really tight, he's definitely got to contribute more financially and a LOT more around the house. Even if you tell him he has to contribute as little as $300. That's still really cheap for him for room and board for a month. Less than $100 a week!   And he should be given specific jobs around the house that are his responsibility without you having to ask him or remind him. Divide them up between you as best you can together.

If he does all these things, you will probably feel a lot less resentful and then maybe you can get a bit of respect back for him and yourself. 

Edited By: NancyOttawa 12/06/2010 7:11 PM. Edited 1 times.