Dating a guy with no money

Should You STOP DATING if You’re Broke?

Yes, we are imperfect creatures, yes, it is maybe a bit hypocritical, but it is human.

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So before I continue to spoil the question and the answer! And he grew up essentially on a hippie commune, so for him, this lifestyle has always been the guy and the expectation.

And please click for source of course intoxicated money college-self, and his indomitable spirit and joy for life are what keep me so in love with him.

But this would mean that I would have to support my husband, more or less, and would have to cut out a lot of my financial plans. As an adult, I want a partner who is committed to the same things financially, and wants to be a high earner guy well so that we could both share the responsibilites of our professional and personal lives. I know that with him I will have the sole, go here pressure of being the breadwinner forever.

Dating a man with no money

But I love him, madly. What do I do? Hey Annie. In the meantime, if I could say one thing up-front, it would be: forget about the feminist part.

Feminism is not dating living some perfect life dictated by a Gender Studies professor, according to outdated or reversed gender roles. So the sooner you can stop beating yourself about that part of the question, the better. Now, onto the meat of the issue. You are in love with someone who, emotionally and personally, is an ideal match, but who has some fundamental misalignment on the logistical end. We agreed on all of the fundamental questions and goals of life, and asked ourselves the painful questions of "with" we stood on absolutely everything.

We talked money heavily when that was not a thing people did, we went through every possible What If that was unpleasant to think about it, and we had a contract in place money our assets at a time when that was basically never done unless you were a millionaire.

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You are lucky enough to see the crack now in a big, big way. If I had a misalignment this huge with my boyfriend, and I saw it this early on, I can assure you that would be a dealbreaker for me. Happily ever afters are constructed out with mutually compatible, pragmatic, adult decisions. Like this story? Follow The Financial Diet on FacebookInstagramand Twitter for daily tips and inspiration, and sign up for our email newsletter here. Your email address will not be published.

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