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Budgeting for you better halves

right i have no partner at the moment sob sob, but what i wanted to know in the being of an MSER do any of you budget for what u spend on the other half

ie my debt repayments at the mo are £400 a month but if i were to get a gf (yes gf not bf before anyone says owt!) would any of u cut that down to say £300 thus saying ur spend on ur better half being £100 a month?

and if yes how strict are you!!!

Will
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    right i have no partner at the moment sob sob, but what i wanted to know in the being of an MSER do any of you budget for what u spend on the other half

    ie my debt repayments at the mo are £400 a month but if i were to get a gf (yes gf not bf before anyone says owt!) would any of u cut that down to say £300 thus saying ur spend on ur better half being £100 a month?

    and if yes how strict are you!!!

    Will

    To be honest, when I was paying off my debt, I wouldnt have been able to afford to date - plus with two jobs I just didnt have the time. But I think that if I had met the right person, I would have been honest with them & we would have had to compromised. At the end, during this year, paying off my debt was more important to me, and that came first.

    Now I have spare time & money - where are all the men? haha!!

    I think it depends on if the relationship has staying power, I just wanted to sort my own life out first and be selfish. But that was just me, I had to do it.
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