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That is called a roommate, not a spouse.
Doubt anyone buys furniture with their roomates.
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How can it be fair when she's making 30k and he's making 60k?
It's fair if they're buying furniture made of spruce. Aka something she can easily afford herself.
It's unfair if they're buying furniture made of refined oak. Something she can't easily afford and something that's slightly outside her budget range.
It's not that complicated. He earns more and his lifestyle is probably more demanding. So if he wants to bring her into his lifestyle, yes, it's fair to compensate out of his own pocket.
He earns 60k, she earns 30k. They want to go on vacation. She wants to go to an affordable Greece.
It would cost 3k.
He wants to go to Bali. Bali costs 5k.
If they decide to go to Greece, it's fair that they each pay 3k.
If they decide to go to Bali, it's "unfair" they each pay 5k because that's
out of her price range. So if he is keen on bringing her into his lifestyle, he should pay around 6.5k and she should pay the initial, affordable 3.5k that she would've payed for Greece anyway.
That clear it up?
But that's not the same as saying they should split just about everything 30-70 simply because he earns more, lol.