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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/throwra6928 on 2023-07-30 21:47:30.

I have been with my partner nearly 3 years and we have lived together for 2 years. I have no family or friends in the town I currently live in whereas my partner has her parents and a lot of friends here.

We moved into a new apartment last month and signed a 1 year lease because we loved the apartment and the landlord prefers long term tenants so wouldn’t do a 6 month lease. The lease is in both of our names and the landlord has both of our bank details. After living here for just over 2 weeks my gf sits me down and says we’re not working and that she thinks we should break up.

I try asking her what has brought this on and why she feels like that but she refuses to elaborate any further. She states after this month she will be moving back in with her parents. She said once she moves out that she won’t be paying anything towards the apartment. I told her I’d obviously pay the utilities since I’d be the one using them but I said she will still have to pay her half of the rent.

She said no and I just pointed out that you can’t just move out and act like you’re not on the lease. I told her I would advertise for a roommate but until then, I will expect her half to be paid. She said on and that she shouldn’t have to pay for an apartment she isn’t living in and I just pointed out she shouldn’t have signed the lease then since she must have been having doubts before we signed and she didn’t say anything.

She just said I was being cruel and unreasonable by forcing her to pay the rent but I told her I shouldn’t be left with the rent because she waited for us to sign before she broke up with me. AITA for expecting half the rent to still be paid?