She’s Thinking It Might Be Time To End Things With Her Boyfriend Over The Financial Stress Of His Disability
For the last seven years, this 25-year-old woman has been with her boyfriend, who is the same age as her.
After they graduated from college, they moved in together and started their careers. She can honestly say her boyfriend is her best friend in the whole world, and she does love him deeply.
Six months after they began living with one another, her boyfriend was diagnosed with quite a rare illness.
“It started to impact his ability to work, and he was calling out sick or leaving his shifts early,” she explained.
“I ended up telling him he should quit his job, take a month or so to work on his health and find a job that’s lower stress in his field. Fast forward to almost 3 years later, he hasn’t worked since quitting that job outside of doing a couple of short-term gigs. For a while, he did all of the cooking and cleaning, which helped.”
“But the past year, his health has worsened considerably, and he’s been in and out of hospitals. He still helps cook and clean as long as his illness isn’t flaring up too badly. But all of the finances are on my shoulders, and it’s been that way for a couple of years now.”
It’s no longer possible for her boyfriend to go back to work at all, so he has applied for disability. If accepted, her boyfriend will receive $900 a month in payments.
Now, she just quit her incredibly stressful job to take one that’s better for her mentally, and it does not pay as much as her old job.
Due to this, finances are super tight and beginning to take a toll on their relationship. Although her boyfriend was able to go on food stamps several months back, it’s still not enough.
rohappy – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox.
She’s thinking it might be time to end their relationship over the financial stress of her boyfriend’s disability.
While she adores her boyfriend, and he’s the reason she believes in soul mates, that doesn’t make up for the fact that they’re struggling financially.
Her boyfriend is kind, romantic, and caring. He makes sure to open doors for her and fawns over her.
She’s not convinced she will ever be able to find another man who loves her this much, which makes it harder to move on.
“But the financial aspect of our relationship is slowly draining me,” she said. “We’ve been wanting to get married for years, but we’ve been pushing it off since all the health issues.”
“I never imagined my life with anyone else, but now I’m wondering if I should stay in this relationship. We had wanted to have kids, but that dream feels impossible in our current situation.”
“So part of me wonders if I should leave and try to find happiness with someone else in the future or stay and make these sacrifices for someone I love so much. If we did break up, his parents have already offered for him to live with them…Is love enough? Or would you leave if you were in this situation?”
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
Welcome to Billionaire Club Co LLC, your gateway to a brand-new social media experience! Sign up today and dive into over 10,000 fresh daily articles and videos curated just for your enjoyment. Enjoy the ad free experience, unlimited content interactions, and get that coveted blue check verification—all for just $1 a month!
Account Frozen
Your account is frozen. You can still view content but cannot interact with it.
Please go to your settings to update your account status.
Open Profile Settings