His Relationship Ended And His Ex-Girlfriend Wants To Move Out, But He Still Expects Her to Pay Half Their Rent Until The Lease Is Up, And She Just Thinks It’s Cruel
This man and his girlfriend have been in a relationship for almost three years and have lived together for the last two years.
None of his friends or family members live in the town they’re living in, but his girlfriend’s parents and quite a few of her friends live in the area.
They moved to a new apartment four months ago, signing a one-year lease together, with both of their names listed on the lease.
They adored their new place, and their landlord was hoping for tenants to stay on a long-term basis, so six-month leases weren’t available.
“The landlord has both of our bank details. For rent, we both send half each. I have noticed that we seem more like friends than an actual couple,” he said.
Because of this, he decided to chat with his girlfriend to express his worries. However, she dismissed his thoughts, telling him everything was okay and nothing about their relationship had changed.
When he attempted to have the conversation once more a few weeks later, she minimized his worries again.
He attempted to discuss this with her a third time, but she brushed his worries aside again, which was the last straw.
“I told her I didn’t think we were working. She asked what brought this on, and I told her I’ve been trying to talk to her about my concerns, and she refuses to listen, and she just repeated that that’s because everything is fine,” he explained.
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He argued back that their relationship wasn’t the same anymore, and he was frustrated that she’d shut him down every time he attempted to converse with her about their issues, so he wanted to break up.
At this point, they still had eight more months left on their lease. If they broke the lease, they would be charged for the remaining four months’ worth of rent, and neither of them would have the money to pay that. So, he told his girlfriend that he would start sleeping on the couch.
She rejected this idea and said she could just move out of the apartment instead. He told her that if this was what she wanted, that was fine, but then she told him he would be solely responsible for rent after she moved out.
“I told her that she is still on the lease, so the landlord is still going to expect her to send her half each month and that just because she moves out, it doesn’t mean she’s not liable. She said she would not be paying,” he shared.
He countered that he would put out an ad searching for a new roommate, but in the meantime, she would still be responsible for half the rent.
However, his girlfriend doubled down on her refusal to pay if she moved out, arguing that it didn’t make sense for her to pay rent for a place she was no longer living in.
In response, he pointed out that although she was moving out, it didn’t automatically remove her name from the lease. His girlfriend accused him of being vicious and unfair by making her pay rent once she moved out.
What advice would you give him?
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