I am planning to buy a home to live in, within this year. I have a partner of 1 year+. We have discussed marriage will be in the works. I had thought I would purchase a home for now then she can move in if she wants to and I can sell the house later to buy a home together if she prefers that. However as we’re discussing of buying a home, there has been a few disagreements. We make relatively similar incomes. I might make 30% more depending on the year but on average maybe 20% more.
- my partner thinks if I buy a home myself I should let her live rent free which I am fine with but also is now very involved in the house hunting process, looking at houses out of my range I want stating that she would not want to live in the houses I choose because of xyz reasons. She suggests homes sometimes 50-100% more than what I’m comfortable with.
- I then said we can buy a house together to match her needs but she is only willing to commit 20% and wants 50/50 ownership. This whole house buying process has given the relationship a lot of strain. For me, I feel like she isn’t considering the financial stress I have expressed. My gut tells me something is off here but would love to hear how couples dealt with splitting financial purchases, etc and how it ended up submitted by /u/LonelyProcedure4721
Originally posted by u/LonelyProcedure4721 on r/AskMen
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