The Relationship Bill
February 23, 2009 10:01 PM Subscribe
Girl meets boy. Girl and boy fall in love. Girl and boy move in together. Girl and boy break up. Girl kicks boy out of the house. Boy issues girl a bill for all expenses incurred in the relationship.
This post was deleted for the following reason: this is a single post blog to a friend of a friend which makes it a little sketch seeming for a MeFi post. -- jessamyn
Flying to Melbourne return (I assume) for $174? That's a pretty good deal, he must have got those early Tiger tickets. I really wonder what the item marked as "Emily" ($3000) is.
posted by barnacles at 10:09 PM on February 23, 2009
posted by barnacles at 10:09 PM on February 23, 2009
Well, Chan, she does say in the second sentence that he was "a douchebag".
posted by barnacles at 10:10 PM on February 23, 2009
posted by barnacles at 10:10 PM on February 23, 2009
"Emily" must be a pet. Or a slave. One or the other.
posted by The Tensor at 10:10 PM on February 23, 2009
posted by The Tensor at 10:10 PM on February 23, 2009
As far as I can tell, they pretty much deserved each other.
posted by logicpunk at 10:14 PM on February 23, 2009
posted by logicpunk at 10:14 PM on February 23, 2009
I'd like to know what this "coercion" consisted of. I don't know Australian law (or for that matter U.S. law particularly) but I suspect that even behaving in an intimidating manner to get the signature would not only invalidate it but make him liable to charges along the lines of assault or extortion and make this paper not only useless to him, but evidence against him.
In any event I assume you can repudiate a signature in cases like this, when the "contract" didn't exist even verbally or implicitly when the exchange of value occurred.
posted by George_Spiggott at 10:14 PM on February 23, 2009
In any event I assume you can repudiate a signature in cases like this, when the "contract" didn't exist even verbally or implicitly when the exchange of value occurred.
posted by George_Spiggott at 10:14 PM on February 23, 2009
I don't doubt that this dude is an asshole of the first order, but did anyone else get the feeling that his "large father" is maybe a wee bit too involved in this, and maybe is the one who demanded that his son itemize anything spent on this girl (or even just living expenses tangentially related to her) so as to make a (stupid) point? That's the feeling I got. Like, "Hey, I was ponying up the money for your lifestyle because you said this was the real thing. If that wasn't the case, then dammit, you're getting my money back!"
Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what it looked like to me.
posted by Navelgazer at 10:16 PM on February 23, 2009
Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what it looked like to me.
posted by Navelgazer at 10:16 PM on February 23, 2009
Notice all of the "repaying me" valued at negative dollar amounts? So most of this itemized list isn't even things that he bought her, but rather him paying out of pocket and then sorting it out later. I would assume things like the rent/groceries/etc is where those fall into place.
So it's probably down to Emily the $3k cat [which unless it's like hypoallergenic I'm kind of confused about] & the trips. Suck it up, dude.
posted by Lemurrhea at 10:17 PM on February 23, 2009
So it's probably down to Emily the $3k cat [which unless it's like hypoallergenic I'm kind of confused about] & the trips. Suck it up, dude.
posted by Lemurrhea at 10:17 PM on February 23, 2009
George_Spiggot - under American law, at least, you'd be exactly right. I don't know Australian law either, but I imagine it's similar (both derive from English common law, after all.)
posted by Navelgazer at 10:17 PM on February 23, 2009
posted by Navelgazer at 10:17 PM on February 23, 2009
Something just doesn't add up for me
That blog -- and its first post -- were just created today.
If it is valid, the guy may have had Quicken, Mint, or another budget program, and printed out the couple's expenses. And if the gal had a free ride during their cohabitation, I can't muster much sympathy for her frankly. "Coercion"? Would like to know the other party's story.
posted by terranova at 10:20 PM on February 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
That blog -- and its first post -- were just created today.
If it is valid, the guy may have had Quicken, Mint, or another budget program, and printed out the couple's expenses. And if the gal had a free ride during their cohabitation, I can't muster much sympathy for her frankly. "Coercion"? Would like to know the other party's story.
posted by terranova at 10:20 PM on February 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
The friend who sent me the link is the personal friend of the billed blogger. Neither of them have Mefi accounts but I have offered to pass on their own comments if and when they want to.
posted by divabat at 10:26 PM on February 23, 2009
posted by divabat at 10:26 PM on February 23, 2009
My boyfriend flew in on the Melbourne express
Savin' his pennies for Thai food
Big dad got my signature under duress,
He said,
"You better pay back or you'll be screwed."
I kept Emily the
Persian ca-ca-ca-ca-ca-ca-cat.
You oughta know by now
Who needs a trip down to Urulu?
Is that all you get for your money?
And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Baby, if we're breakin' up then I'm movin' out.
posted by Krrrlson at 10:34 PM on February 23, 2009 [3 favorites]
Well, I wouldn't have done it if I knew she was going to post it on the internets.
posted by collywobbles at 10:39 PM on February 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by collywobbles at 10:39 PM on February 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
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