# Am I getting shafted?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-shafted/547057>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 17, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-shafted/547057 "2010-07-17T20:14:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-shafted/547057/21 "2010-07-18T15:57:35Z")

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It really doesn’t sound like you can afford rent anyway. Maybe the three of you can discuss moving to a larger apartment? They’re probably planning on children someday and will need another bedroom and at that time you can move. Start planning for that right away.

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**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-shafted/547057/22 "2010-07-18T16:18:57Z")

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> [@SP2263](#):
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> It really doesn’t sound like you can afford rent anyway. Maybe the three of you can discuss moving to a larger apartment? They’re probably planning on children someday and will need another bedroom and at that time you can move. Start planning for that right away.

I couldn’t imagine putting up with these living arrangements for more than a week. But as it seems you guys can more than handle it, the above suggestion seems the best out of this thread.

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