We’re all in charge of our own destiny. I might be able to borrow a couple hundred dollars from family if things got really desperate. But any big steps forward, like paying for school or getting a car (I just bought one!) are up to me.
I’d actually love to have an honest and capable life partner someday. Not so they could bail me out, but so we could collaborate and lean on each other. But based on what I’ve heard from other people, marriage sounds like such a risky venture. Like, someone could ruin you financially, or they could abdicate their responsibilities and leave you pulling for two people. Or they could become an emotional vampire, and drain away all your happiness and zest for life.
How do people ever trust someone enough to marry them??? Like, do happy marriages even exist?