Dear Jasmine,
I am living with my brother and his girlfriend in the house that my mom left us. I’m 18 years old and right now and I don’t have a job or any money. Living with his girlfriend is not working out for me. What can I do?
J.B.
Flordia, USA
Dear J.B.,
First off, you should find a job so you can have other options then to stay at the house with your brother. Secondly, you need to talk to your brother about his girlfriend living at the house. If the house is in both your names, then you have legal rights to the house.
Before things get messy, sit down with your brother and discuss the situation. As in, why the situation is not working out for you, etc. If he is financially paying your way, then you are not in the greatest situation. That is why I suggest that you get a job so that you can at least not rely on him for monetary support. It may be harder for you to make a case for yourself when you are relying on him for money.
Try to come to a compromise and don’t attack your brother in this situation. Perhaps he doesn’t even know that it bothers you so talk to him calmly and try to come to a compromise that the both of you can be happy with.
Always here,
Jasmine
