Is their struggle yours as well?
In a relationship, the phrase “what’s mine is yours” gets used a lot when making reference to material things. But does the same rule apply to a partner’s struggles — like their bills and debt?
Jamika, 28:
If my man owes his furniture bill, not because I sit on his “bailiff soon come” sofa means that I have to pay to sit on it. No.
Stephanie, 24:
Your bills are your own responsibility. I have my own to pay too.
Tyrell, 26:
I have no problem with helping out my woman from time to time, but at some point she has to do things on her own. She would have to if she never met me.
Jarred, 37:
I would gladly help my girl out of a jam, as long as this jam was caused by her. Sometimes you meet a woman and when you decide to be with her, it’s not just her alone but her entire family. So if you are paying the light bill or buying food it’s for the whole family. Situations like those, I back away from.
Dana, 35:
These are the reasons why I can’t take up a man with holes in his pockets, because not only would I have to mend the pockets, I would be expected to buy him new pants. I can’t pick up a struggling man.
