NotSorted Posted August 2, 2004 Posted August 2, 2004 I've been involved with a MM. We got together several times a week at restaurants for dinners and lunches, meeting for coffee, intimate time at my place. We spent lots of time on the phone also and worked together on business projects. He promised he was leaving his wife and was marrying me. We had an agreement that this was happening from the very beginning and I agreed to stay in the relationship while he moved towards the divorce. He broke his end of the bargain. He changed his mind and it's not happening. I made many sacrifices to be with him. I ended another relationship. I passed up a major business opportunity to stay here with him and as a result, lost a substantial amount of money and an account. I'm also knee deep in therapy bills. Does he have any responsibility to make amends to me financially?
Craig Posted August 2, 2004 Posted August 2, 2004 Legal responsibility to make financial amends for a broken promise to marry you? Probably not if you are in the U.S. The best place to check is with a local lawyer.
ThisGirlNameKD Posted August 2, 2004 Posted August 2, 2004 H*ll No he doesn't have a responsibility toward you. You live, get burn and hopefully learn.
SailGirl Posted August 2, 2004 Posted August 2, 2004 I doubt he has any legal responsibility but he might have responsibility of another type - I guess ethical? (not a good word for him) responsibility maybe, "do the right thing" kind of responsibility. I had a friend who promised to go on a trip with me. She cancelled. I didn't want to go alone and the room etc. was too much for me to afford as a single. She had no legal responsibility of course, but offered to reimburse me for the amount of the deposit I lost. Is this sort of the same thing? He has a right to change his mind but should also help you out with the financial impact it had on you, I think. But he might not see it that way.
Bourget Posted August 4, 2004 Posted August 4, 2004 IMO he has a responsibility to you. He should help you financially. Maybe not support you completely but at least offer some assisitance. It is the right thing to do.
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