Her Fiancé Has A Million Dollars In A Trust Fund, Yet Has Been Letting Her Pay For Nearly All Their Bills

While most people strive for equal balance in their relationships, reality often resembles a "push and pull." That's because there are simply some periods of life when one person is able to contribute more in certain areas than their partner.

And the expectation is that, in the future, the scales will continue to shift, allowing people to pick up the slack when their partner needs them most.

However, how would you react if you took on the bulk of the financial burden while your fiancé worked to become a doctor, only to find out they had more than $1 million stashed away in a trust that they never told you about? Would you feel used after unnecessarily taking on that responsibility?

That's the shocking situation this 36-year-old woman has found herself in. She and her fiancé, who's also 36, recently got engaged after dating for two years. And when they first met, he was in residency as a doctor.

Meanwhile, she was working full-time as a lawyer, earning a six-figure salary with over $400,000 in her investment portfolio.

"While he was in residency, I paid for the majority of things because I was making a good salary, and his residency salary was extremely low. I did not want him stressing about money," she recalled.

Then, once her fiancé wrapped up residency, he popped the question. Since then, he has begun covering 60% of their expenses because he now earns more money than she does.

Given their upcoming nuptials, though, her fiancé recently broached the topic of getting a prenup. Why? Well, apparently, he has a trust fund with over $1 million, and the real kicker is that he had access to the trust the entire time she was paying their bills alone.

To be clear, she knew her fiancé's parents had some money. After all, they footed the bill for his medical schooling, and she, on the other hand, had to work and take out loans to afford her education.

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Yet, she'd always assumed her fiancé's family had saved up to send him to school, not that they were just super well-off. And the fact that he hid his trust has made her feel taken advantage of.

She tried talking to her fiancé about this, too, and asking why he never mentioned his trust fund sooner. He ultimately admitted that he wanted to make sure she was "the one" before disclosing his full financial situation.

"I know I am not entitled to his money, but I found it odd that he would be so comfortable letting me pay for so much, knowing he had more money than I did the entire time? I just now wonder what else he is not telling me," she said.

They've since had another conversation, and she got to share her true feelings. Her fiancé also owned up to "handling everything wrong" and, because she paid all their expenses, he decided to move a lump sum into an investment account in her name only to "make things right."

Still, he shocked her again by revealing he had even more hidden assets, aside from just his trust. So, they currently plan to attend pre-marital counseling and hire their own lawyers to sort through everything.

"Something still feels off," she vented, "But I also do not know if this is leave-worthy if he is trying to make amends."

Are there times when one partner has to take the lead, whether that be financially or emotionally? Even so, was it wrong for her fiancé to withhold his wealth? Would you have trouble trusting your partner after that? 

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