You be the judge: should my girlfriend let me hang my football calendar in her flat?
Kitty is buying a flat and Henry is moving in with her, but they’re already having decor disagreements. You decide who needs to get over their hang-ups?
TL;DR
- The couple's plan to move into a flat together is overshadowed by a disagreement over decorating choices.
- Henry wants to hang an A4-sized Liverpool FC calendar, which Kitty, an interior designer, finds ugly and childish.
- Henry feels a lack of agency and believes shared spaces should reflect both partners' personalities.
- Kitty, who invested her life savings in the flat, feels her aesthetic choices should dominate and sees the calendar as trivial, suggesting it be hung in a wardrobe.
- The dispute symbolizes a larger conflict about differing perspectives on making the new flat a shared home versus a personal investment.
- Other commenters weigh in, with some supporting Henry's desire for personal expression and others siding with Kitty due to her financial contribution and effort.