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My (F27) boyfriend (M34) is mad I bought my own house

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I've been with my boyfriend "Mark" for 2 years and we have a three-year-old daughter together. <br><br>I found out I was pregnant with my daughter the day before Mark left for his 8-month contract out of state. I had moved back in with my parents when I found out and my parents were kind enough to pay off all my debt (I had about $13,000) and I started saving while my daughter and I lived with them. I got a remote job shortly after having my daughter which allowed us to be together as often as we were before. <br><br>By the time Mark was done with his contract, I had saved up enough to put a down payment on a house. I found one I really liked during one of his visits and he really liked it too. I did all the paperwork and everything for it on my own, but he did look over all the paperwork before I signed it. He seemed happy with it. I was able to keep saving money while I was living with my parents because my parents didn't charge me rent or anything and I didn't have to pay for anything, only myself so I had more disposable income to save. <br><br>I closed on the house without him, just because he was still out of state at the time and didn't want to fly back for it. He did look over the closing disclosure before I signed it. <br><br>While I was moving in I was occasionally posting pictures on social media, which I know was a mistake because his family follows my social media accounts. Somehow they found out I bought a house and were asking him if they could come visit and see it, which made him very angry. <br><br>He called me and was yelling at me for hiding the fact that I bought a house. He was very angry and said he feels like he doesn't even know me. I tried explaining I didn't think it was a big deal, he did see the house before I bought it and he did look over the paperwork, so I didn't think it was a big deal. He said normally it wouldn't be a big deal, but he was away for work. He said he feels judged by his family now because they're questioning if he even knows me and if he can even support me and our daughter. <br><br>He said he does make a lot more money than me, but not enough to support me, our daughter, and a house, and he feels judged by his family because of it. He said he is angry because he didn't get to see the house until we moved in. He was angry I didn't tell him I was closing on the house and he couldn't fly back for it. <br><br>I tried explaining I didn't think it was a big deal because he saw the house and all the paperwork for it so I didn't think it was a big deal. He said he feels like he doesn't know me and that I purposely hid it from him. I feel like maybe I should have told him or maybe I should have waited? I don't know how to fix this now. I feel like I really fucked up and I don't know how to fix it. <br><br>edit: Hey everyone, I appreciate all the responses and I will update when I can. I did reach out to my sister and she agreed to take my daughter for the day while I watched Mark's dog. Mark and I spoke briefly on the phone today and agreed we could both use a break between work and being parents. He did say he's still upset and wants to talk but needs to cool off. For those wondering why I bought a house in a different state, I am originally from the state the house is in and I bought the house in the county I grew up in. I don't know if anyone has ever had to move away from their family, but all my family is in the county I bought my house in and I missed them. I actually did talk to my ex about the house but I didn't ask him for permission, I told him I was buying one because I felt like he did have a right to know, seeing as he is our daughter's father. I know some people are confused as to why I didn't ask my boyfriend? I didn't ask because I didn't feel like he had the right to tell me not to buy a house because it was with my money that I saved.

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