A few months back, my partner wanted to change jobs because he's not happy where he is but was struggling to find somewhere decent that would pay the same or higher than what he currently earns. At that point, he worked out he earns 32k a year, whereas at the time I was in a low paid job getting just 18k a year. So I brought up that fact that it didn't seem fair that the shared bills were literally half of my monthly wage and asked him to pick up a bill or just contribute a little more each month. That suggestion didn't go down well at all, ended up in an argument and he pretty much just told me to get a better job.
Since then, I have actually changed jobs and I'm earning a little bit more so I upped my contribution and so did he.
I'm curious if any other couples have experienced similar issues? Do you both contribute the same towards shared bills regardless if one of you earns more than the other? ☺️