I bought a condo about two years ago, and I loved everything about it except the shower. I planned right away that my first major renovation would be redoing the shower once I got my savings built back up.
Shortly after buying the condo, I started dating a girl. She's planning on moving in with me in October, and knows I've wanted to Reno the shower for a long time, and she's excited about it as well. Well now I have my savings built back up, and I'm looking to redo the shower this fall or winter.
Now I love my girlfriend and I want her to feel like she's at home here. We've however agreed that in any sort of split, I keep 100% of the condo. We've signed a legally binding agreement on that, she's more or less a "tenant" who's paying me rent, she's not on the mortgage.
I've had my heart deadset on the specific designs for my shower for a year now. Now that the time is coming up, she is throwing out ideas for the shower. Now I appreciate her input, but she's getting them from her coworker who "has an eye for design" and I really don't like these suggestions. I've told my gf this, but she feels she should have some input. However, I'm paying for the entire thing and my dad and I are going to be doing all the work for it. If we break up she doesn't get to reap the benefits anymore or get any money out of it, so I don't want her paying for it.
My gf is getting upset that I'm dismissing her ideas, however I don't think she should have that much input. I'm trying to toe the line between "you have no say here" and "this is your home too and it should feel as such", however I feel this is a lot for someone who doesn't even live here yet. Any advice on how to proceed?
Tldr: gf doesn't like my reno choices that she's not paying for. How to proceed?
Submitted August 26, 2020 at 01:25PM by Throwawaynshit1995 https://ift.tt/3hwDmf7
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