Is it normal for my boyfriend to live at my place rent and bill free?

Hi, I moved in with my bf for more than a year now. he's been going through a tough time with work, practically unemployed for almost a year now. we argue all the time: about his unemployment, how he is so choosy in which jobs he takes, how he has no motivation to study or take up a skill, not paying his share of the rent or bills but yet having enough money to buy himself a seventy pound suit and hang out with his mates over drinks after drinks. it was my birthday last week, and yes no form of present no matter how tiny. on the other hand, he bought my flatmate a shirt and told me my birthday present was that he gave up smoking. you see he never used to be like this, before he was really the dream bf who was attentive, generous and pampering. but because now i am the one in the relationship who owns a stable job and can pay the rent, I tend to get the feeling he finds it completely impossible to financially share any responsibility with me. and he doesn't get it whenever we argue over money matters. he just tells me I am a lowly money minded person. but really I am upset over how he prefers to spend whatever little money on himself rather than on the two of us. Althouigh I am earning money, whatever money I have, I spend it on the two of us i.e. bills, rent, food etc... am I being unreasonable to be upset? I just do not want to be walked over again because I have learnt from a previous relationship where I went out with a real bastard conman who cheated me of a lot of money. and I was made the fool. I am so scared to be made the fool again! so now, after numerous countless exhausting arguements, as much as I love this man and really believe in he is a good person, I have asked him many times to move out... this just end up as tears and fighting again and we get back together back to square one... what am I doing?

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Comments ( 16 )
  • koifish

    You are being a fool again. And it's making you even look more bad that this has already happened. You should have learned a lesson by now.

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  • louloublue

    I would have given him like a month or so to find a job and then I would have kicked him out. He sounds like a FREELOADER! I have just got rid of one that was just into my money, you need to do the same!

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  • acepenta@gmail

    you are an idiot........does he provide good sex....dont be fooled. there are men that will match and better him.....get out now

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  • Vistafied

    Was he having a tough time at work when you moved in? Were you working at that time? Maybe he asked you to move in with him in order to pay his rent and bills? If so, then he is taking advantage of your kindness and generosity. You deserve better.

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  • Vistafied

    For some reason, my first comment is not showing up on my profile page so I am adding another comment to bookmark this story.

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  • BoredGuy

    He actually feels less of a man now, that's why he react as he do. He need a wake up call some how to get his ass back in the game.

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  • aussiewolf

    what a pig. kick his ass out and find a real man.

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  • moomus

    God, sounds exactly like my ex! He was the perfect man till he moved in and was jobless, then he turned into a fat lazy slob who didn't do anything except sponge off me!! In the end I kicked him out and it turned out he'd been snagging half of his Facebook friends list .... I'd suggest you five him an ultimatum, shape up or ship out, he's takin u for a ride and it's time he knew it... Good luck...

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  • time2time

    Is he Polish

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    • Vistafied

      Why would being Polish matter in this case?

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      • time2time

        I mean they love to get somthing for nothing, Its not so hard to understand

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  • jessicia16

    sounds like a looser ... i would only date a guy if hes older with money and a strong character ... your BF sounds like a little snot kid :P

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  • Enizzle

    Must be Polish.

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    • time2time

      Ya Im with you

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  • Vistafied

    To the original poster: you can reply anonymously by checking the "Write anonymously?" box before posting comments. Only the original poster of a story can do this.

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  • lewlew80

    Um, if u keep takn this dude back, what do u think ur problem is??

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