We’ve been together 2 years. When we met we were both so independent. Now I am a full time student chasing my dreams and he’s been promoted at his job where he’s been for now nine years. We struggle with trust and loyalty issues due to past events that we’re obviously not over yet. We do love one another but the stress has taken it’s toll on us. He’s become such a different person than the man I learned to love. We live together and if we do separate he’s without a place to go and I’ll be forced to drop out of school due to the fact that a p.t job will not pay all of my bills and help me support my 8 year old son. I am a strong believer that one should never relay on another being to survive. I’ve been independent since moving out on my own with my son at a very young age. Now years later I am the epitome of what I have never wanted to become. We don’t stay together for the wrong reason, that isn’t the question.