[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I've always been pretty tight for money. I only got my first job at age 17.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I was in a relationship before I got that job, and my girlfriend at the time had a job herself. It killed me watching her go to work every weekend, and all the things she could do with the money she earnt, whilst I was stuck with whatever coins I had lying around in my room. Eventually, I cracked. The stress of not having a job, and finishing school shortly got too much for me, and I said some stupid things about how hard it was to witness her go off and work whilst I did nothing, she got really upset, but never told me until we broke up a few days later.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Now I'm in a new relationship. We have been going out for a while now, but I've basically just lost my job (because I'm 19, they see me as being too expensive to pay, and give me no shifts anymore), and I've become really stressed out now. I'm trying to get Centrelink payments, but my girlfriend thinks because I live with my parents I won't get those payments. I'm constantly trying to get a new job, but it seems that no one wants to hire me, and there aren't many jobs going in my area. Its really stressing me out, because I now have no income once again, but its worse now because I have finished school and I'm in the real world. She works four days a week now, and I'm kind of feeling the same way as before; struggling to watch her go and work all the time. I try to distract myself, but there is only so much I can do.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I'm really worried that I am going to do or say something stupid that could jeopardise our relationship. I really love this girl, and I really want things to work with us, and for us to have a future together. I know she feels the same way, which is why I'm trying as hard as I can not to stuff up.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Does anyone have any advice???[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I was in a relationship before I got that job, and my girlfriend at the time had a job herself. It killed me watching her go to work every weekend, and all the things she could do with the money she earnt, whilst I was stuck with whatever coins I had lying around in my room. Eventually, I cracked. The stress of not having a job, and finishing school shortly got too much for me, and I said some stupid things about how hard it was to witness her go off and work whilst I did nothing, she got really upset, but never told me until we broke up a few days later.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Now I'm in a new relationship. We have been going out for a while now, but I've basically just lost my job (because I'm 19, they see me as being too expensive to pay, and give me no shifts anymore), and I've become really stressed out now. I'm trying to get Centrelink payments, but my girlfriend thinks because I live with my parents I won't get those payments. I'm constantly trying to get a new job, but it seems that no one wants to hire me, and there aren't many jobs going in my area. Its really stressing me out, because I now have no income once again, but its worse now because I have finished school and I'm in the real world. She works four days a week now, and I'm kind of feeling the same way as before; struggling to watch her go and work all the time. I try to distract myself, but there is only so much I can do.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I'm really worried that I am going to do or say something stupid that could jeopardise our relationship. I really love this girl, and I really want things to work with us, and for us to have a future together. I know she feels the same way, which is why I'm trying as hard as I can not to stuff up.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Does anyone have any advice???[/font]