"We split the rent, utility bills, streaming services, and other expenses evenly. We should have discussed groceries, but didn't. I planned to help out now and then, but mostly only pay for my own. She wants me to split the food costs, even though there are three of them and only one of me. She's also put me in a position to pay school fees, take her daughters out, and cover other things that leave me paying for them."
"Before we moved in together, she was careful to limit my relationship with her daughters. I understood she was trying to protect them from getting too attached, but now that we've moved in together, I guess she trusts my commitment more, and it seems like she expects me to go from a fun guy she brought around once in a while to their stepdad, including financially supporting them."
A 29-year-old man moved in with his 35-year-old girlfriend who has two daughters from a previous marriage. They originally split rent and utilities evenly but did not clarify grocery expenses; she now expects him to share food costs and cover school fees, outings, and other child-related expenses despite the ex paying child support. She previously limited his involvement with the children but now appears to expect him to assume a stepfather role. He feels financially and mentally unready and is considering whether he can set boundaries or must compromise given their different life stages.
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