Dear Lady. Ann:
My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year. We met through a mutual friend and he was really nice to me. I felt like I had finally met the right one for me. I was living with my mom while he had his own place. My relationship with my mom has never been the best, we argue every other day. Living with my mom would have never been my first option but here I was stuck with a woman I really don’t like.
I told my boyfriend about my issues with my mom, and every time my mom would threaten to throw me out, I would tell my boyfriend. I was working two jobs and going to school, so my mom knew there was no way in hell I could afford my own place. Anyway, I couldn’t take it anymore, so I asked my boyfriend if I could move in with him temporarily. I was hoping to find a better job and then move out of his place. He was very sweet and agreed to let me stay with him. I’ve been living with him for 10
I realized my boyfriend thinks like he’s from another planet. He expects me to clean and cook like I’m a maid. I don’t cook and before I moved in, we always ordered for food or went out to eat. Now he expects a homecooked meal before he gets home and he gets angry over every little thing. I sometimes forget my laundry on the floor and he would send me one million messages while I’m in class, talking about how he hates seeing my stuff on the floor. He constantly reminds me that I don’t contribute anything to the house financially, and the least he expects from me is to play other roles where we wouldn’t have to go out to eat every night. My problem is, I don’t have the time to play wife with him. When I’m not working or in school, I’m home studying. Even when it seems like I’m chilling, I really just need a break from everything. I can’t deal with all his rants and I’m thinking of breaking up with him. But if I do, I have no other place to go to. What do I do?
-Disrespected Girlfriend
#DLATribe, how can she deal with the issues she’s having with her boyfriend?