AITA: Married (1 yr, together for 5+). SO earns significantly less than me (1/3rd my income), we live in HCOL. She’s continuously saying things that come across as entitled (I’m such a cheap date…we traveled internationally for 2 weeks). Rubbing me the wrong way.
How do I course correct ASAP?

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Talk to her about how that comment made you feel and ask what prompted her to make it. Indicate your need to be smart with your money and that it is upsetting when her comments imply that your dollar spend on her impacts how she feels about you. In a true healthy partnership (marriage) there should be no expectations or conditionally on love and affection other than that it should be mutual. Money should not be a factor.

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You’re the man in the relationship and you should be taking care of her. Why are you complaining?

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Decide on a budget both agree with at a fair split. I’ve heard about using equity split so you pay 2/3 she pays 1/3 if you make more money or whatever works. Agree on how many dinners a month, how many international trips so there isn’t confusion. Make sure that this is in line with your long term goals as well, maybe having kids, buying a house, etc…

I do think there is something more around the psychology of money and how you two don’t see eye to eye so worth getting maybe counseling.

I think ramit sethi has a podcast with couple finances, a lot of it has nothing to do with money.

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100% agree. Consider getting couples counseling, these issues don’t get better on their own. I’d encourage you to ask your partner more about their experience with money growing up. Start with conversations around that and your overall values before diving into spreadsheets and budgets

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I had this problem with my spouse and in laws. Tell your SO how it makes you feel.

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Yeah, you can sit together and build a nice budget for different categories. It has to be a team assignment where you both need to be on the same page. Like if you have a join restaurant budget of $600mo for example and an annual travel budget of $5-10k and once those are hit you guys are done for that month or year. This is how my partner and I do it. We have our budget set for the entire year for each category and we work on it until we are both happy and then we stick with it each month. I make a lot more than my partner and we have to be on the same page with our goals and it needs to be fair. Like when I got my bonus we saved and invested 80% and then her and I each got 10% to spend and enjoy on stupid stuff we wanted.

You should as others mentioned also just let her know how you feel when she makes these comments.

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Wow. Really?!?! That is so hard I would communicate how you are feeling.

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