You can’t build a life with somebody if you aren’t financially on the same page. I’m not saying that a poor person can never marry a rich person or a saver should never be with a spender, but you have to be realistic about the kind of future you can have with someone whose robbing you blind. If you have a partner who doesn’t have a job, isn’t looking for a job, and isn’t doing something as time-consuming or important as having a job, like attending school or raising your family, you might have a leech on your hands. It’s noble to support somebody you love while they’re going through a difficult time in their lives, but there must be limits.

Supporting an unemployed partner is one thing, but this story is another ballgame. After cheating on her boyfriend with an unemployed guy, this woman expects her ex to continue paying her bills, and when he didn’t, all heck broke loose.