So my partner and I (25F and 24M) moved out of his parents house a couple months ago and have our own apartment now. He is the breadwinner and pays for a lot of stuff but I still cough up half of the rent each month and pay for some other things here and there. We also have a baby on the way and I’ve paid for the majority of things related to her.
Recently his father underwent open heart surgery and therefor has been unable to work. Prior to this though his father was bringing in tons of money- like over 100 k per year and then some and we were also paying rent while we lived there. But since he’s not making money at the moment, he and his mother have been asking my partner for money.
At first it was 100 dollars for their mortgage. That’s easy I’d say.. like it hurt, but it was okay. Now they’re asking us to pay for their Edison bill of 300+ dollars and I don’t know if this sort of stuff is going to continue or what.
My greatest concern is that my partner will complain about being able to pay for things. He always says we have to remain frugal. We fully have a baby on the way and have tons of expenses related to that (I’m 6 months pregnant).
So should I say something? Do I have any right to be concerned about this? We’re also getting married soon- like next month but will be holding a ceremony next year that we have to save up for. So I feel as though I should have some say in this..
TLDR- my partners parents have been asking us for money because they can’t afford certain things right now. But we have our own expenses and a baby in the way.