Finances

This morning we went to the bank and opened up a joint bank account. Well, not really. The account is in his name but I have full access rights to it and my own cash card, too.

Now I’ve written letters to the electricity and gas people telling them that the account they will be receiving payments from has changed. It’s all so exciting! I’ll be able to pay the groceries without him feeling bad and then paying me approximate sums back. I won’t feel bad because I contribute to water, gas, electricity, and internet bills. And we are now a financial unit. Well… he pays his cellphone bills and I pay mine and he pays his computer stuff and I pay my stuff. But the big grown-up things get paid from the joint account and it feels good.

There was a weird moment when the bank teller asked us whether we were married and later when she asked whether we already had a date for the wedding. But we had more important things to discuss this evening: his boss told him that he has to make up his mind by tomorrow, regarding whether he wants to stay in the department he’s at or whether he wants to get transferred to this other department. We’ve discussed it now and I think he’s still contemplating what to do. I still go to university, so right now might be the last time he can change his life and mine won’t be terribly affected because I’m still relatively free. I’m just waiting for the moment this evening when I can see him relax a little. Then I’ll know that he’s made up his mind and he’s happy with his choice.