📝 Me, F27 asking my boyfriend M50 to move out. AITAH?

By Fluffy-Economics2878 • Score: 0 • April 26, 2025 10:15 PM


Like the title says I recently asked my partner to move out. For context we have been together going on 4 years. Yes we have an age gap but it's never been an issue. (I can't have kids/don't want any)

Last fall he expressed that he wanted to quit his job with a salary of over 100k a year for mental health and commute issues. We talked about it and he told he wanted to move in with me. I asked if he could wait until the end of the year for his Christmas bonus and all the time off he gets with his job. He quit two weeks later.

I work in a factory job making half what he does and I work swing shift. So my sleep and personal time is precious to me. I agreed to let him move in with me. I live in a small apartment that is already cramped with just me and my animals.

He moved in by January and brought...a lot. Exercise equipment, furniture etc etc... I tried to tell him I feel overwhelmed and am now struggling with ADHD paralysis when it comes to cleaning because of how much stuff we have in the apartment. He will not downsize anymore than he already has. My office and porch are absolutely packed with his stuff. He has also mounted a ton of shelving and stuff to the walls which makes me nervous for my landlord.

I have a cash agreement with my landlord who gave me an amazing deal because I was a single tenant who helped him redo the apartment. We had an agreement that should I bring someone in, the rent would go up to reflect two people paying. (Nothing crazy like $1,800 - $2,000 per month) I explained to my landlord that my partner is unemployed and asked for grace at the beginning of the year with the rent increase. He only raised it a fraction with the stipulation that he will need the full price when my partner gets a job.

He is still unemployed albeit he is actively looking and it's a bad time to be looking for a job. I am...exhausted. I can't keep carrying the bills, cleaning, cooking and managing my work schedule on top of a ton of other family and personal health issues.

I'm not sure whether I should kick him out now - he would have to live with his mother or should I wait until he gets a job. I still love him and don't want to see him suffer but I'm also drowning now.

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