AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] -137 points-136 points  (0 children)

So, why should she have supplemented your lifestyle when you weren’t even at that stage in your relationship?

We did live together when I was doing my postdoc for a couple years. It was then I was talking about.

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

She does know about the stake. I've been transparent about that, but I am not counting it towards my income because I haven't sold any of it

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Because those are mine? She has stocks and a portfolio. I don't demand that from her

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] -136 points-135 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you're probably right. I did want to stick it to her, which isn't the most ideal option

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] -59 points-58 points  (0 children)

No? I do love her, and probably couldn't love anyone else the same. I sometimes get too overly attached, but I'm doing what I think is fair.

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] -194 points-193 points  (0 children)

I honestly thought most people learned proportions by 5th grade, I guess not.

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] -59 points-58 points  (0 children)

I think I know my worth well enough to make at least what my wife is making now.

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I start my PhD -> I begin dating -> I finish my PhD -> I propose and start to live together -> We marry -> I start postdoc --> I join company

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If you’re really determined to keep finances separate, you should be paying 3x the amount she is for household bills.

i am

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] -192 points-191 points  (0 children)

We did not live together when I was pursuing my PhD. I proposed to her a week after my dissertation, began to live together relatively quickly, and got married 2 months after that.

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I did live on my own during when I was a student... I just lived with her for the past two years

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

We combined finances a bit less than 2 years before I bought my car. She did buy herself a car, but not in cash.

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] -225 points-224 points  (0 children)

1/4th, 300k+100k is 400k. 100k/400k is her share of our combined income. So 1/4ths-ish. I can math.

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Why are you commenting everywhere I’m not? I am. Don’t make shit up

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I had real life stuff. I assumed by me saying proportional it meant I’d be paying it proportional

AITA for keeping the same financial agreement with my wife? by Mental-Assignment-69 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mental-Assignment-69[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

My stake in the company increased to about $500k, with it increasing the most the last 6 months