So an old friend called round today and he was filling me in on why he's now single but that's a different matter. He asked me for some advice and I couldn't give him an answer.
He told me that his now ex moved into a house about 4 years ago and hasn't paid any bills as in gas, electricity, water and tv licence and he doesn't know whether or not to report her for non payment and asked me what i would do and i couldnt give him an answer.
What's everyone's thoughts on this, what advice would you have given him? |
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"Is he financially tied to her? Could he be held responsible for her bills? Do they have kids together?
He wants your thoughts, not your question.  "
Those are my thoughts. Right from inside my actual head.  |
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"So an old friend called round today and he was filling me in on why he's now single but that's a different matter. He asked me for some advice and I couldn't give him an answer.
He told me that his now ex moved into a house about 4 years ago and hasn't paid any bills as in gas, electricity, water and tv licence and he doesn't know whether or not to report her for non payment and asked me what i would do and i couldnt give him an answer.
What's everyone's thoughts on this, what advice would you have given him?"
Well clearly somone is paying or it would be cut off.
Who would he even report her to unless he knows the supplier |
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The companies will know if someone is living in a place, it’s down to them to chase the ex and make her pay, if she doesn’t they can take action. When your friend was with her he must of knew she wasn’t paying bills so why now all the sudden he wants to report her because they’re over? He needs to move on and stop being bitter. |
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No financial ties to her, they wasn't living together, no kids together, not his problem to worry about really, that's why I couldn't give him any advice as it's not his problem.
I've just been pondering about it and it got me a little confused about the sort of advice he was hoping to hear. |
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"No financial ties to her, they wasn't living together, no kids together, not his problem to worry about really, that's why I couldn't give him any advice as it's not his problem.
I've just been pondering about it and it got me a little confused about the sort of advice he was hoping to hear."
He wanted yoy ro tell him to do it.
So he could do ir guilt free and then be her knight in shining armpur and save her when shes desperate |
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How would he know she hasn't paid her bills and why is he so interested.
Why are you for that matter?
That's 3.5 minutes of your life you'll never get back posting that now!
And I've wasted 2,3 minutes of my life replying!  |
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By *amissCouple
over a year ago
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"No financial ties to her, they wasn't living together, no kids together, not his problem to worry about really, that's why I couldn't give him any advice as it's not his problem.
I've just been pondering about it and it got me a little confused about the sort of advice he was hoping to hear."
Then he should leave her alone and move on, sounds like he wanted to make trouble for her. |
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If he does report her he will just be a twat in tinfoil.
I've just been sat here watching the rugby and I've been thinking about it that's all.
It is looking like he just wants to make trouble for her aswell and like a few have said the companies will be fully aware of the non payment anyway. |
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"So an old friend called round today and he was filling me in on why he's now single but that's a different matter. He asked me for some advice and I couldn't give him an answer.
He told me that his now ex moved into a house about 4 years ago and hasn't paid any bills as in gas, electricity, water and tv licence and he doesn't know whether or not to report her for non payment and asked me what i would do and i couldnt give him an answer.
What's everyone's thoughts on this, what advice would you have given him?"
Is he being chased for the money? |
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"No he's not being chased for the money it's not his debt.
I think I'll see if I can get him to come out for a pint and have a good talk with him."
So what does he hope to gain from it?
I've had to speak to my mum about a similar situation after my grandad died. All her actions would have done is cause hurt and upset. It wouldn't have made her grief less. Thankfully she didn't do what she said she was going to do |
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"So an old friend called round today and he was filling me in on why he's now single but that's a different matter. He asked me for some advice and I couldn't give him an answer.
He told me that his now ex moved into a house about 4 years ago and hasn't paid any bills as in gas, electricity, water and tv licence and he doesn't know whether or not to report her for non payment and asked me what i would do and i couldnt give him an answer.
What's everyone's thoughts on this, what advice would you have given him?"
I fail to see why this is his problem unless she is fishing for money? Who would he report it too? The companies will catch up with her eventually, I mean they would already know as we have this wonderful technology now called computers that will flag anything up, if after four years unless she is jumping from supplier to supplier I would assume she would be cut off after so long, so she must be getting dressed in the dark etc!
She isn’t doing anything that is a criminal offence (well kind of it’s technically stealing), I don’t think the police would be very interested in it, is he going to call every company and tell them not to deal with her?
Tell him to forget her and not give her any money!
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He did say why should us bill payers pick the slack up for the non payers...
It is sounding more like he wants to cause a bit of trouble as he won't gain anything from it and it's got nothing to do with him. |
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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago
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"He did say why should us bill payers pick the slack up for the non payers...
It is sounding more like he wants to cause a bit of trouble as he won't gain anything from it and it's got nothing to do with him."
Exactly that, he's dressing it up as some form of social justice whereas all he's wanting to do is cause trouble for an ex that he's clearly bitter over.
My advice to him would be the same as it would be to anyone else; it's not his problem so just walk away. Life is far too short to fill it with worrying about what exs are doing |
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She'll either end up with ballifs coming round or she'll be cut off or both. No need to report her. As others have pointed out the suppliers will be fully aware. These debts can follow her for years if she doesn't deal with them so there's no need for him to do anything, she'll already be in pretty big trouble. It's pretty mean spirited of him to be trying to though as he seems just to be wanting to punish her now they're broken up and is disguising it behind some sort of "moral duty". It would be different if she had committed some terrible crime only he was aware of or something. |
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"He did say why should us bill payers pick the slack up for the non payers...
It is sounding more like he wants to cause a bit of trouble as he won't gain anything from it and it's got nothing to do with him."
How are they picking it up? |
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"So an old friend called round today and he was filling me in on why he's now single but that's a different matter. He asked me for some advice and I couldn't give him an answer.
He told me that his now ex moved into a house about 4 years ago and hasn't paid any bills as in gas, electricity, water and tv licence and he doesn't know whether or not to report her for non payment and asked me what i would do and i couldnt give him an answer.
What's everyone's thoughts on this, what advice would you have given him?"
I think I would have told him to forget it. Its unlikely that he'll take that advice though as it seems to be bugging him. I think your idea of taking him out for a pint is a good one, I hope he's grateful to have a friend who is interested and concerned.  |
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"Sounds like sour grapes to me, he should get on with his own life and let the companies pursue her for any debts she has with them."
This. Unlike the Murphy's, he IS bitter!  |
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Right, been out for a pint with him.
They was together 18 months and was talking about moving in together and that's when she told him about not paying the bills. He said that needed sorting out before they move in together and that he'd help her and her reply was she would just leave the debt at her house when they get another place together which he didn't agree with. Things got said she got a bit nasty and it ended. He has been hurt pretty bad by the sounds of it and is thinking retribution for the pain he's feeling which isn't good. After a good chat I've told him it's nothing to do with him and tbh sounds like he's dodged a bullet with that one. |
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"Right, been out for a pint with him.
They was together 18 months and was talking about moving in together and that's when she told him about not paying the bills. He said that needed sorting out before they move in together and that he'd help her and her reply was she would just leave the debt at her house when they get another place together which he didn't agree with. Things got said she got a bit nasty and it ended. He has been hurt pretty bad by the sounds of it and is thinking retribution for the pain he's feeling which isn't good. After a good chat I've told him it's nothing to do with him and tbh sounds like he's dodged a bullet with that one."
He really did dodge a bullet!!  |
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"Don't be a grass. Probably explains also why he's single.
What kind of logic is that? 
It's the logic of nobody likes a grass.
Ah.... Playground logic "
That's the best logic |
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