For the first time in my life I'm dating a man who's the same age and in the same profession as me.
After too many Hinge dates that went nowhere, I met this adorable man through a mutual friend and we fell in love pretty quickly.
He's cute, very romantic and genuinely hilarious.
We're both Scientists, but I have two degrees, he only has one and I earn almost £10k more than him. I've always dated men who are atleast 2-3 years older and have worked in Fintech, etc, so have earned significantly more than me. This was new, but it didn't bother me.
He's also more emotional than I am, is somehow very insecure about his body but also is kinda vain for a man at the same time?? He is always taking pictures of himself and posts too much on Instagram.
After 4 months of dating, we started talking about moving in together and started looking at houses and man, was this an eye opener. He was kinda chill about the whole thing, would just show up to the house viewings and note how pretty things are and think about if we should get a sofa bed.
While I on the other hand, was contacting all the landlords and agents, doing the research on the property area, doing the math on the Council tax, the type of electricity, the EPC rating, housing insurance, etc. I don't actually think he's lazy, I think this is just who he is.
I always feel "in charge" in this relationship. I always hear about the right man bringing you back into your feminine era. I feel like this is the opposite. And honestly I don't hate it atm, but I'm worried that down the line, I might start to resent him. Has anyone ever had long term relationships like this that have lasted?