I am a 26-year-old female, and I’ve been with my boyfriend for almost five years. Our relationship is pretty good for the most part, but I’m having a few reservations. I don’t really know how to broach this subject, because I feel like I may just be being a bratty little princess. But here goes.
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If I’m stranded out in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night and call him crying (this actually happened), he’ll tell me to try my other friends first; if none of them can come I can call him back and he’ll come get me–but I’m paying for gas.
He wants me to go to college, which I’m doing this September, so I asked him if he would let me pay slightly less than 50-50 for rent so I could afford it. His response was “Lots of people put themselves through college. Why should you get any special treatment?”
Moving on, a boyfriend is someone who comes to your aid when you need him. If you get stuck somewhere and you call him, he jumps out of bed and comes to help you. He doesn’t tell you to call everyone else you know, or leave you standing out there in the rain. He certainly doesn’t hit you up for gas money.
Dan, is my fiance gay? Tell me before I marry him! –He’s Out More Often
