Am I awful for telling my fiancé I’ll leave him if he keeps using our money to support his homeless mother—who hid her foreclosure for years? That’s the confession of a woman who discovered her fiancé secretly spent more than $11,000 from their joint account to cover his family’s hotel and storage bills.
What she describes is a clear case of financial infidelity—when one partner hides, lies, or makes big money decisions without the other’s knowledge. It can be as damaging as emotional cheating.
In this case, her mother-in-law lost her home but never told them. When eviction finally came, the fiancé kept paying hotel bills in secret. The woman only found out by checking their finances. Furious, she confronted him and said if one more cent went to his family without her consent, she’d call off the engagement.
Her dilemma isn’t about lacking compassion—it’s about betrayal, secrecy, and broken trust. The money was meant for their new house and daughter’s schooling. The question she leaves us with is simple: when love collides with hidden financial decisions, is it possible to rebuild trust—or is it already too late?