Chip Chick
They are in the middle of searching for an apartment, and her husband expects them to pay for all their expenses equally.
She didn’t think that was a good idea, since LA is so expensive, and she told her husband it would be better for her to cover their rent while he covers their utility bills.
“But, once again, he refused this. He said he couldn’t live with himself if he let his wife foot the bills because he couldn’t,” she said.
“We saw an apartment the other day that both of us loved and that we thought was in our price range.”
Well, there was a mistake on the listed rental cost, and the apartment is $1,000 more than they thought it was.
If she and her husband split their bills evenly, there’s no way that this apartment is in their price range.
She decided to secretly speak to the landlord of the apartment and ask if he could send them a bill at the mislisted price for rent every month while she pays him the extra $1,000 without her husband knowing.
The landlord agreed to this arrangement, and she wants to be able to move in there next month.
“It’s the first apartment we’ve both agreed on and the first one he’s actually liked,” she continued.
“We’d still split the bills 50/50, and we’d still be splitting the rent 50/50 in his eyes, he just wouldn’t know I’m paying the difference on the sly.”
She’s wondering if it’s wrong to lie to her husband about the rent while she just goes behind his back and pays the extra money without him even knowing.
