When couples move in together, there are bound to be compromises—closet space, morning routines, whose Netflix account to use. But for one 32-year-old gemologist, the breaking point wasn't any of that. It was a safe.
She owns the house. She owns the safe. And inside that safe? A six-figure jewelry and gemstone collection she's spent years building. Her boyfriend, who had been renting before, moved in under a tenancy agreement and was given access to a separate, smaller safe for documents and personal items. But soon after settling in, he started asking for the code to the gem safe—not because he wanted to put anything inside or even look at her collection, but because, in his words, "we are living together now" and she should trust him.
