Dear GhanaWeb: My sister has refused to give me half of the rent money after I slept with our landlord

Dear GhanaWeb, I'm a 26-year-old single mother of one, and I live with my elder sister, who is also a single mother of three children. Because life is difficult and rent is expensive, we decided to move in together so we could support each other and raise our children under one roof. Since my sister has three children and more belongings than I do, we agreed that she would pay 60% of the rent while I paid 40%. She was paying GH₵500, while I paid GH₵300. We have been living together for a year now, and I have contributed GH₵3,600 towards the rent. My sister has two baby daddies who occasionally give her some money for the children, but unfortunately, I don't receive anything from my child's father because he is into drugs and hardly has any money. Now, here is where the problem started. About four months ago, I started dating our landlord. He is 60 years old, and honestly, I would never have considered dating a man that old if not for the financial difficulties I was facing. I am only 26, but because I needed financial support and help with rent, I agreed to the relationship. Recently, our landlord told us that we could stay in the house for another year without paying rent. He said he wouldn't collect any money from us. Before I told my sister about this arrangement, she had already gathered GH₵6,000 to pay for the next year's rent, including my share. When I told her that the landlord had decided to give us free accommodation because of my relationship with him, I asked her to give me half of the GH₵6,000 she had gathered. After all, I am the one sleeping with this 60-year-old man. I am the one making the sacrifice, and if I hadn't started this relationship with him, we would still have to pay the rent. I am not even asking her to give me everything. I only want GH₵3,000 out of the money because I feel I deserve something for what I am going through to secure free accommodation for all of us. But my sister has refused completely. She doesn't want to give me even half of the money. Now that we have gotten a whole year for free because of my relationship with him, she doesn't want to appreciate my sacrifice. We are no longer talking because of this issue, and honestly, I am beginning to see her as an ungrateful person. I am even considering talking to the landlord and convincing him to send my sister and her three children out of the house so that my child and I can stay alone. After all, I am the one who has put myself in this situation to secure free accommodation. Maybe when she has to find another place and pay rent herself, she will understand what I have done for her. Neither of us has a proper job, and we both depend on men for financial support. So why should I make such a sacrifice and allow someone else to benefit without giving me anything in return? Am I wrong for demanding GH₵3,000 from my sister because I am the reason we got free accommodation, or should I just let her keep her money and ask the landlord to send her and her children away? I am honestly confused about what to do. FG/EB ‘Someone Built a House With My Music, But I Earned Nothing’ - Rex Omar Recounts Source: www.ghanaweb.com
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