Why Man Refuses To Share Inheritance With Late Boyfriend's Parents Cheered

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Reddit under the handle u/DearFerret9268, the 33-year-old man described how, following his boyfriend's death, the man's family "appeared in the picture" to tell him the property was "legally theirs."However as the house was now in his name and "legally" his, that would not be happening.

The reasons went far beyond personal finance though.The man wrote: "His parents kicked him out when he came out as gay at 17, my family took him in." That kind of rejection during adolescence can have a hugely negative impact.A 2009 study published in the journal Pediatrics found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults experiencing higher levels of family rejection during adolescence were 8.4 times more likely to report having attempted suicide and 5.9 times more likely to suffer depression.Having spent a decade saving up to purchase a house, the man thought little of signing it over after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, meaning he could no longer work.Though the man's family claimed they "regretted not being in his son's life" when he was alive, their next communication with their son's surviving boyfriend was to ask "when they can expect" the keys to the house, since their son was not married.Even when the man explained that the house had been signed over to him they accused him of being "unreasonable." What made the situation all the more upsetting was that, according to the man his late boyfriend had bought the property with a view to moving his family in once they made amends.

Now that he was dead, they appeared eager to make the only person he could truly call family move out to make way.Though the man said he would be willing to sell them the house, the family branded his suggestion "selfish" and claimed they would be waking him to court.

Though some friends believe he should give them the house and "move on" with his life, he's not so convinced.His decision to stand firm is one endorsed by Alexandra Cromer, a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in stress,.