I'm going to be 38 in August. I've been in a relationship 4yrs but we can't progress (marriage) because he's broke since the economy tanked and can't sell/rent his house. I refuse to financially support a man ever again so I won't let him move in until he has stable income. He's really nice but I am so SICK of waiting. I keep wondering if I should just move on but my luck the next guy will be financially stable but an asshole. That's how it always goes for me. I don't know what to do anymore, maybe just be alone...

My SO and I live apart. We want to find a place together, but it's been really hard in the economy to get even a one-bedroom apartment in a safe neighborhood. At present I share a house with three people. Today a housemate threatened to complain to the landlord that I have overnight company too often unless I agreed to their request to leave the kitchen window open at all times. What a strange thing to be blackmailed over. I've already written to the landlord to request a consultation about it.

Like so many of us in the economy im struggling to make ends meat. im stayin with my parents im working a stipen job and l

I am 32, underemployed (8.00 an hour receptionist job) and living with my parents. I want to meet someone and get married.I watch wedding shows alone in my room and I cry. I have NO money to go out, my parents make sure of that by nickel and diming me to death for household bills.Im lucky if I have 5.00 in my checking acct at the end of the week. I have NO savings and drive an 8 year old car.I hate my life, and this economy.

my LIB and I moved acroos the coutry becuz of a lot of circumstances and now hes depressed and jobless becuz of the economy annd i told him id move back if he wanted and he always said no but now i find out hes been talkin his mom bout goin home to make some money WTF!? am i not goin shouldnt we discuss it? im so confused. i wanna marry this man and now im concerned.

the economy is really taking its toll on my relationship. i really wish one of the applications that we sent out would answer doesnt matter wat it is but i really dont want money to rip us apart of all things

At first i thought my best friend was just being materialistic when she told me she hesitated about marrying her bf of four years, because his family has lower economy status than her family. Now i really really get it. It pains me to see that my bf is being treated like king by my family, while i am treated like a maid by his family. His family is not poor, just very frugal. She isn't materialistic, just wanting a balance in the treatment she gets from his family. Even if the guy has his own money, you don't want his sibling taking advantage of you because they think your family is rich.

It sucks to have to go back to school because of the economy. It sucks even more when you have a power-tripping professor who enjoys belittling anyone she can.

I used to want a wife and family - but in this messed up economy and country? single is best. being an adult in an extended family of adults is safer than having mates and kids to worry about.

I love what my job enables me to do... Fuck, in this economy, I know I am lucky to have a job. That said, it is a fucking nightmare.