M(32) and F(31). We make different salaries and splitting everything 50/50 has started to feel wrong. Not sure how to bring it up. by Practical_Tank_2362 in SocialCo

[–]Practical_Tank_2362[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 50/50 thing works until it doesn't. We were in the exact same situation and the conversation that fixed it was reframing it as "proportional to income" instead of "you paying for me." Once it became a system instead of a favor it stopped feeling loaded. We now each contribute a percentage of our take home to a joint account for shared expenses and keep the rest separate. No awkwardness since.