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Old 03-28-2013, 01:24 AM
 
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I'm in the process of purchasing a new home and recently my boyfriend of less than 6 months asked me if we were to marry would he be entitled to part of my home and if we were married would we share all our income . Now, I'm a smart girl and this threw up HUGE red flags. He has debt and absolutely NO assets or retirement and makes about 1/4 of what I make. I have absolutely NO DEBT, I have retirement savings, a great career, currently own a home which the equity is being used on my new house, I have substantial cash and assets.

Is this normal? Does it sound like he's just curious if he moved into my house and helped with the upkeep would he have a vested interest or does it sound like (and this is what I think) he is a GOLD DIGGER and just wants to know if he proposed and we married what's in it for him.

ToMarryOrNotToMarry
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Old 03-28-2013, 01:31 AM
 
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No one here is qualified to answer your question. Consult an attorney in your state.

For the most part , if such a scenerio were to play out he would be entitled to some assets and financial support since you do make more money .
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Old 03-28-2013, 01:33 AM
 
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I'm not looking for legal advice I'm asking for relationship advice!
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Old 03-28-2013, 01:33 AM
 
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Cut that sponge loose. Those are just dumb things to ask. Red Flags everywhere.
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Old 03-28-2013, 01:40 AM
 
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I think it's a huge red flag. It would never occur to me to ask those kinds of questions to someone I am not married to or even engaged to. I think he's lookin' for a sugar momma.
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Old 03-28-2013, 01:49 AM
 
Location: Atlanta & NYC
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More red flags than Communist China.
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Old 03-28-2013, 01:59 AM
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It is definately a big red flag. Run while you can.
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Old 03-28-2013, 02:07 AM
 
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Only you can answer if he loves you. We certainly can't.

You can always ask him to wait a little longer because you're unsure still. It hasn't been that long.
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Old 03-28-2013, 02:30 AM
 
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Only you can answer if he loves you. We certainly can't.

You can always ask him to wait a little longer because you're unsure still. It hasn't been that long.
even if HE loves her so what?

she needs to decide whether she wants to carry a debt ridden slug...



id tell him....you wont be marrying, you dont believe in it-then you will see him leave-and dont be giving the slug money... sometimes love, (if you do love him) is not being a doormat, but telling him what the rest of the world wont-rip into him, set him straight.
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Old 03-28-2013, 02:40 AM
 
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even if HE loves her so what?

she needs to decide whether she wants to carry a debt ridden slug...



id tell him....you wont be marrying, you dont believe in it-then you will see him leave-and dont be giving the slug money... sometimes love, (if you do love him) is not being a doormat, but telling him what the rest of the world wont-rip into him, set him straight.
She dated that "debt ridden slug" for 6 months so she must like him.
If she didn't like him then she shouldn't have dated him.

She, like other people who have this same paranoia, was probably afraid of this from day one, before he even asked.
She should not have dated him, but she did because she liked him. This is just her paranoia coming out. And if that is something she can't get rid of, then she should just accept it, dump him, and only date men who make more money than her.
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