r00tb33r wrote:
So just the side you sleep on?
Good point. If they're living together or sleeping together a bit, offering to pay for half could be seen as a present for him just as much as a present for her. & if they aren't living together, it might even be interpreted as a sign that he's ready to move in with her.
Mattresses can get very expensive depending on size, material, & features. When me & my girlfriend moved in together 10 years ago, we spent close to four thousand on a bed & mattress after interest for four years financing. We financed it in both our names so she could develop a credit history since she didn't have one. Since then she got a few credit-cards & ran up a sh!t ton of debt that she's mostly just making the minimum payments on due to impulsive spending. It woulda been alot better if I had just bought the bed myself & she didn't get started with credit
I cant really judge her thou cuz I ran up a lot of credit-card debt myself & got into default despite me being a frugal person who didn't have a lot compared to my peers growing up. Moving out of my parents was a huge adjustment for me & the stress along with me wanting to make my gf happy really got to me. We try to share the household expenses so when we buy something like a new mattress, we'll discuss it 1st & get it together & we'll figure out how to pay for it together. We mostly give gifts for Christmas & birthdays & we get something very inexpensive that we know the other would like or we'll pay for something the other tells us they want.