AITA for Moving Out of My Boyfriend’s Luxury Condo After He Accused Me of Being a Gold Digger and Asked to Split the Rent

1. OP and her boyfriend have been together for 3 years and they live in NYC OP’s boyfriend makes over 200k a year while OP is studying for her master’s and doesn’t have any income

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2. OP’s mother has been supporting her financially by paying her metrocards and healthcare expenses and OP relies on loans moreover, before she moved in with her boyfriend there was a roach infestation at her apartment so her boyfriend asked her to live with him.

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3. OP wanted to live in a cheaper place like Queens or Brooklyn but her boyfriend likes this place and she moved there, all of a sudden OP’s boyfriend asked her to pay half of the rent which is 2500$. OP got confused as she mentioned that she wouldn’t be able to pay the rent before.

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4. OP told him that she couldn’t afford 2500$ a month and he said she was leeching off him so OP told him he should find someone within the social class so he doesn’t have to worry about a gold digger, OP stayed at her friend’s place for a few days while figuring out what to do next.

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5. OP called her mom and told her about the situation and she is willing to help her out with the maximum she can afford which is $800 OP found someplace in Queens within the price range moreover, when she told her boyfriend about this he got upset and asked OP to stay with him.

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6. OP told him she doesn’t want him changing his mind again and demanding more money from her in the future

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7. Some of OP’s mutual friend thinks she is being unreasonable for moving out instead of talking to him but OP dumped him and blocked him and his friends

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8. OP made some clarifications for users who are not familiar with NYC

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9. OP told the users about the NYC landlord rent rule

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10. OP just started her 2-year MSW program and she finished her undergrad 2.5 years ago she does have a job now and pays her rent

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11. OP’s ex makes that much money in NYC because he has been working in that particular field for 5 years

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12. Initially OP was shocked too that how can someone with just a bachelors could earn that much

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13. That’s not how real NYC is

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14. NTA

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15. Exactly, who knows what he could have said or done next?

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16. Because he’s stupid I guess

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17. Not a single person said OP is an A-hole and we know why, right?

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18. He knew everything before but still he decided to be super weird

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19. Exactly, this user is right!

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20. Huge red flag!

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