She Just Found Out That Her Boyfriend Secretly Stopped Paying Their Rent This Summer, And The Money She’s Been Giving Him For Rent He’s Been Blowing On Takeout, So They’re About To Get Evicted
A woman has been dating her boyfriend for the last 2 years, but prior to that, they were good friends for a decade.
Her boyfriend is kind, considerate, smart, and incredibly good-looking. He’s the kind of guy she can be herself around, and she’s been living with him for just close to 2 years.
Although it may seem fast to move in with someone not long into dating him, everything has been going great for them. They never disagree or have any issues.
“When we’d first moved into the apartment, I was in a terrible retail job, and we were afraid the landlord wouldn’t let us move in if I was making such little money, so he volunteered to be the sole person on the lease,” she explained.
“Every month, I sent him my half of the rent money, and he paid the landlord. In June, my BF quit his job. This was a long time coming, and it wasn’t long until he found another job.”
“The new job paid less and was more unpredictable, but he was getting by. Though he was making less, it seemed to me he was living the same lifestyle, ordering takeout constantly…”
Then, her boyfriend wanted to know if she would be able to let him borrow some money, and all in, she loaned him $500 this summer on top of making sure to give him her portion of the rent.
She said to her boyfriend several times that she was happy to give him more money for rent if need be, but he insisted there wasn’t a problem.
A couple of days ago, she was home alone, and her boyfriend was at work when she heard a knock at their door.
NinaMalyna – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
She opened it up to see a man from their leasing office standing there, and he stated that she and her boyfriend owed a lot of money in rent.
This man told her that she and her boyfriend actually owed 7 months of rent, which came out to just about $10,000. She was so puzzled, especially since she has been making sure to give her boyfriend money for rent, and she rightfully assumed that their rent was being paid.
“The guy said we were at risk of being evicted and that my BF was dodging calls from the leasing office,” she said.
“After the guy left, I called my BF, expecting this to be some type of mistake, but no – it was true. My BF secretly stopped paying rent starting in June. He was using my rent money to supplement his lifestyle of ordering food…He was in over his head with the rent accrual and was embarrassed to tell me. He deliberately lied to my face for over half a year while misusing the money I work hard for. And IDK if he would’ve even told me if not for this guy knocking on the door.”
Later on that day, her boyfriend returned home from work and promised to right the situation. He has since been gathering the money together to pay the back rent that they owe, and he did end up asking her to give him more money to do this.
“I feel so numb,” she continued. “I trusted him fully, and he threw it away on something we could’ve worked together to solve.”
“He was well aware he was lying. I can’t help but not trust him right now. This feels insidious. I’m so hurt, disappointed, and really angry. I don’t even know how to untangle my feelings around this. I don’t want to leave my BF, I just want to trust him again.”
Do you think there’s any way she can bounce back from this and find a way to trust her boyfriend again after such a betrayal?
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