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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are married, so all of your money earned during the marriage belongs to both of you. Consequently, you took on the obligation to his first daughter when you married him. Bottom line is that who pays for what is semantics. [/quote]

The obligation is to pay child support.  He's paying for things that go way beyond child support.

[quote=Anonymous] But over the years has also paid for extravagant shopping trips, holidays etc
A lot of it has been excessive which he admits. His reason is if he doesn't do that the daughter will not talk to him- ongoing issue since she was a child. The teenager has no interest in our daughter and has never asked about her. In all fairness she barely has an interest in her own father unless a birthday or Christmas are nearby then the wish lists pour in. He is too scared to say anything as he knows she will not speak to him. [/quote]

That's like saying, you married a gambler, and you should have known he was a gambler, so his debts are your debts.  Or you married a shopaholic.  You should have known she has a problem when you were dating based on how she dressed and primped.  She's your problem now. Sorry.  Good luck.   Really?

OP, do you have a good job?  If so, then just start some automatic savings into things that are a priority for you.  Stop paying for other things. Don't just sit around and complain.  Don't expect a man to solve your problems, it usually doesn't work out that way. [/quote]

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