Shes a retired professor receiving a pension plus Social Security benefits totaling $8,000 per month.
Were not married, and I am not listed as joint tenancy with right of survivorship on her properties.
She wanted me to live with her, but now she complains I dont pay enough.
It might help to start a conversation with why you set the payment agreements you have now.
Why did $700 rent make sense when you agreed to it?
Why did the grocery split make sense?
Why did you take on the work of cooking?
How does that fit with the domestic labor she contributes?
How do the finances fit with the financial contributions she makes?
Then ask whats changed.
Has living together brought up feelings about money she didnt anticipate?
Is she experiencing anxiety around retirement income?
Is she getting messages that have changed her mind about what you owe her?
Have you realized you werent fully on the same page when you made the original agreements?
Its not your job to reverse these feelings to revert to your original agreement.
Once you agree to a plan, put it in writing.Sign a lease, even if its simple.
A lease also presents you with a periodic (e.g.
annual) checkpoint to discuss any changes.
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