LittleJ Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 My BF and I have been discussing ending our relationship in an honest and healthy dialogue. We have quite the drastic age difference (he's 61 and I'm 32) but have been together over 4 years now. He is beginning to feel that he is robbing me of opportunities (marriage, children, etc). He is also beginning to feel that his "aging" is creating an issue for us. While I agree with the above, I do love him very much. BUT, I have been 100% financially dependent on him for over 3 years. When I look around at our apartment, I realize, nothing is mine. This scares me in terms of "ending it". I've lived very comfortably for a while and fear what breaking up means in this case. I am a full time graduate student with NO time to work. I'm already taking out the maximum amount of loans just to pay tuition and everyday survival (food, gas, bills). I can kind of see the end is near, but don't really know how to stand on my own two feet. Any ideas?
Athena Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Perhaps move back home, or move in with a sibling, or a friend, or get a roomate? What about residence on campus? They do provide accommodation for grad students who need it too. Also -- how much longer do you have until you graduate? Can you tutor for money? If you do that you can charge anything between 20 -- 50 dollars an hour for high school students, for math, physics, Chemistry... or help prep students for the SAT's? They come to your apartment, OR you go to their home and teach for an hour or so... they will recommend you to their friends... it's a good way to earn more than the $10 -- $15 an hour elsewhere.
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