Young Australian woman says moving in with your boyfriend is a ‘scam’

A young woman has decreed that moving in with a boyfriend is the “biggest scam” due to unreasonable amounts of expectations, saying she demands a ring on her finger before taking the plunge.

Jessicafrom Sydney, shared a video detailing the consequences of the ‘worst decision’ he has ‘ever’ made.

“Moving in with a guy when you’re not engaged is the biggest con,” she said. “Especially if you’re a very traditional, gender-respecting girly girl.”

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a young woman [pictured] has decreed that moving in with a boyfriend is the “biggest con” due to the unreasonable amount of expectations

The woman revealed that she ended up performing ‘wifely duties’ on a ‘girlfriend salary’ due to her new living arrangement.

“You end up acting like a wife, but you haven’t had that commitment yet,” she said.

The reason the disparity in commitment level mattered is because Jess believes that men choose the past of least resistance.

‘If they don’t have to take the next step, why would they?’ she asked. That’s extra work.

‘Men get away with it when society normalizes moving before there is a commitment. They have it so easy: all they have to do is say ‘oh, let’s try moving in together’.

Women then think ‘moving in’ is just the step that comes before marriage, but men think they can ‘postpone’ marriage because they are living with their partners anyway.

“Men think that getting married and living together are pretty much the same thing,” Jess said.

“They won’t take the next step, and before you know it, you’ll end up a forever girlfriend.”

Jess then revealed that she has set a strict boundary with her boyfriends.

“If I’m dating someone and we’re at the point where we’re spending more than two or three nights at each other’s houses a week, I need a ring on my finger or I’m not moving in with you.”

“This is the hill I will die on,” he captioned the video.

Jessica, from Sydney, shared a video detailing the aftermath of why moving in with her boyfriend was the ‘worst decision’ she’s ‘ever’ made

Thousands of women agreed with Jess’s theory and shared their own stories.

‘I agree!’ another woman said. “Moving in with a boyfriend is a high-stakes decision, one that I’d rather do together when I’m married or engaged.”

“Definitely not willing to be tested as a car and then returned,” said another. I learned it the hard way.

“Growing up is realizing that doing things the old-fashioned way is better because it protects you.”

Thousands of women agreed with Jess’s theory and shared their own stories about moving in with a partner without receiving a solid commitment.

But others just couldn’t agree.

‘You don’t really know someone until you live with that person,’ said one woman. I want to live with him first to see if I’d like to accept a proposal.

‘It’s only a scam if you move in with someone who isn’t 110% committed to you. People can have different timelines, you just have to be honest.