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Housekeeping money from partner?

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  • Don't be a doormat. Your resentment will grow and grow and even if the relationship is worth anything it will die under the resentment. You know you are being taken for a ride or you wouldn't be asking the question.
  • 74jax wrote: »
    When my now husband moved in with me my child benefit reduced in the first year then stopped altogether in the 2nd year due to his salary. It could be child benefits she means.

    It can’t be child benefit based on what she said her partner earns, they are well under the £50-60,000 threshold.
    If my posts have random wrong words, please blame the damn autocorrect not me :D
  • Just get a job and arrange childcare
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