Reader Egypt is right

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Aug 4, 2008 at 17:19

If you are sharing finances with a man you are not married too, it spells trouble all over. It seems most of the civil court claims I see between couples involve non-married people. If you give your partner lavish gifts or money outside of cultural occasions, like birthdays or Christmas, no matter what the reason is, their level of respect for you goes down. The shorter amount of time you have been together and the more expensive the gift, the much more worse it is. When that happens, you're going to find yourself acting more desperate and clingly if you have any intention of continuing the relationship. That means he'll be able to work you over.

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