A woman has given her boyfriend a controversial ultimatum over quitting his job - and many people think she is in the right. The 35-year-old took to Reddit to explain her dilemma and must have been pretty pleased with the feedback.
She explained that she owns her own house outright after a hefty inheritance from her grandparents and had been discussing with her partner whether he would move in. However, complications have arisen as the 34-year-old boyfriend does not like his job at all because of the stress levels he has been under.
He wants to quit his job and the woman could support them both financially, but she has one simple demand.
"My partner asked if, after they moved in, they could quit their job to reduce the amount of stress they're under," she explained.
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"It would be very easy for me to support both of us, especially without rent/mortgage, and would allow them to either find a different job or do something they enjoy. I do enjoy my work, so I'm happy to keep working."
In response to this, however, she said that her boyfriend should do 40 hours a week of house work so that they could both sit in a clean and tidy house at the end of each day.
"I said if there was one or two chores they absolutely hated I wouldn't mind taking care of those, but since we had no pets or children and have no plans on getting any, it should be easy for them to take care of the rest of the chores," she continued in the Reddit post.
"That way we can both relax at the end of the day in a clean house. Besides, I honestly don't think there's even 40 hours of chores to do. I keep the house relatively clean by myself, and with a roomba that runs daily, the only daily chore would be cooking and dishes."
The girlfriend suggested that the house is kept fairly tidy anyway and if her boyfriend got a new job, she would of course split the house work evenly again.
"The house isn't a mansion, and I'm able to get these chores done on my free days, so it should be more than easy to break up the chore list to one or two tasks a day, get everything done during the week," she stated.
However, the boyfriend was less than impressed on hearing this news and was outraged by the request.
"I said if they didn't want to do the chores, we could keep them split, but they would have to keep working as well. I wouldn't pay for them. This upset them even more, and now they're giving me the cold shoulder," she concluded.
In response, one Redditor claimed: "You’re allowed and wise to set expectations before having your partner move in with you, and these are very reasonable expectations."
While another stated: "If only one person works to support a couple, the other one should be doing all the housework.."
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