“I’m Obsessed With The Debt I Bring to This Relationship”

I’m a 25-year-old woman and have been with my 28-year-old boyfriend for around a year; we have the most honest, open, and respected relationship I’ve ever been in and possibly ever seen. We do have one issue though: finances. My financial situation is this: I work a great job making above my city’s average wage and have a part-time job for extra funds, but between mortgage, utilities, student and car loans, I live paycheck to paycheck and can’t quite seem to get ahead. Owning my own house is very important to me as I want to start building equity while I’m young. When I met my partner, I was aware that he…

“My Boyfriend Doesn’t Want to Kiss Me Anymore”

I’m nineteen years old and have been dating the same guy for three years now. We lost our virginity to each other after eight months of being together. We ended up going to the same college (neither of us followed each other to the school but it was definitely a factor in choosing where each of us would go) and his Christianity has been growing significantly throughout our relationship. Last summer he helped me find my faith and within that I have been growing as well. Last October he decided he wanted to stop having sex and wait until marriage (which he thought would be with me). It took me half a…

“Do We Have to Keep Giving Gifts To My In-Laws?”

The holidays are three months away and I am already stressing about buying my in-laws Christmas presents although I don’t feel my husband is on the same page. We just had a new baby, and I want our first family Christmas to be focused on our new little family and not on the financial burden imposed (and definitely not reciprocated at all) by his family. When I first met my husband ten years ago, I would help him buy Christmas presents for his family. He doesn’t have a large immediate family — just two brothers and their respective wives/girlfriends, a niece, and his mom and dad. And the budget isn’t major either,…

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