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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Look, in the system you have set up - yes, you should be reimbursed for that time off. Shared baby, shared "hit" to the accounts. That's only fair.

But the whole system smacks of a "joint venture" instead of a marriage. I have no problem with people keeping a small account to themselves, but the majority of money should be pooled and spent on things your MARRIAGE needs, not you as individuals need. The way you're running things speaks to two individuals who happen to be sharing a home, not a married couple sharing their lives.

But yes, in the scenario you have provided, as sad as I think it is, he should absolutely reimburse you half. [/quote]

I agree with this.

When I read the subject line of the thread, I thought, "wow, crazy greedy bitch."  But I assumed the usual joint-assets approach to marriage.

If you're really keeping everything separate, then fair is fair.  No reason for only one parent to take the hit.

But the PP who asked about who covered the bills during that time also had a point.  If he was covering the mortgage, etc. during that time, all that gets split too.  
If you were still splitting the mortgage and all the bills, even while you had no income, then it's a little bit surprising that he's resistant to splitting the income--he should be able to see both sides of that.  [/quote]

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