His Girlfriend Doesn’t Want To Live In The Same House As His Late Wife, But He’s Not Selling His Home
This 40-year-old man was married to his late wife for nearly 11 years when she sadly passed away due to cancer about a year and a half ago.
He remained by her side, supporting her until the end. And now, he has been raising their two children– an 8-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son.
“My daughter is in therapy, and my son still doesn’t quite understand,” he explained.
“And I feel the need to make sure he doesn’t forget his mommy, so I share pictures and videos of her.”
Six months ago, he also began dating a new 32-year-old woman. According to him, she is successful, beautiful, understanding, and young. His girlfriend has also never been married, doesn’t have kids, and owns her own home.
They both work in corporate America, too, and his girlfriend earns a higher salary than he does. But, most importantly, she really loves his kids, and his children love his girlfriend.
That’s why he and his girlfriend have discussed building a future together. However, there is one big issue: what to do about his house. He has lived in his home for nearly six years now, and his kids grew up there.
“I’ve taken down a lot of pictures of my late wife and me out of respect for my girlfriend. But understandably, she has hesitations about beginning our new life as a family in the same house,” he revealed.
Now, he really is not interested in moving. He already lives on half an acre, has a pool, and his house is right next to his children’s school. Not to mention, it’s a large, two-story home.
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His daughter doesn’t want to leave her current school, either, and he also doesn’t want her to. After all, she has already had to deal with the passing of her mother.
In terms of finances, he also doesn’t think that moving into a new house would make fiscal sense. After all, his home is now worth double what it was when he and his late wife bought it. Yet, his girlfriend wants to look into buying a similar house in the exact same school district.
“Any house that is similar is going to be ridiculously overpriced,” he vented, “And God forbid a collapse happens again.”
So, he really isn’t on board with selling his home to start fresh with his new girlfriend. However, he just isn’t sure if that makes him a jerk or not.
Can you understand why his girlfriend doesn’t want to live in the same house as his late wife? At the same time, does it make sense to sell his house, given the emotional and financial factors? Do you think it’s too soon to be making a decision since he’s only been dating his girlfriend for six months? What would you do?
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