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Originally Posted by jinxcrusader
I've been dating this girl for 2 months. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by this new relationship already.
I come from a working class family. I learned few weeks after our first date that our economic backgrounds are quite different. I make ends meet with my salary - but she makes quite a bit more than I do, with the opportunity to double my income over the next few years. Income aside, her family is quite wealthy. It makes me feel embarrassed and overwhelmed because I can't keep up with her lifestyle. She doesn't exactly live frugally but she definitely does not flaunt herself.
We went out for lunch the other day at a restaurant she really likes. I've never been there. The bill came out to $130 before tips -- at a Chinese restaurant! We didn't even order drinks. Never in my entire life have I spent over 40 bucks for a lunch meal. She paid it but she said this amount is common when she hangs out with her friends for a meal. It was a real eye opener for me to realize the difference in the way we spend our money. I know I should check my ego at the door but I don't know how I could keep up with her lifestyle. I could probably and will have to stomach the fact that she is the breadwinner in the relationship but it it isn't easy.
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give it some more time?
seems like you feel less manlier because she makes more. but hey. what normal guy wouldnt?
if the love is there and she doesnt care about the way you live, then keep her. very rare in Vancouver for a girl to keep a guy around that makes less mooola.