Originally Posted by jadedt

Unfortunately for me, I love my ex enough to worry about her future and her existence that I showed her how to open a checking account, pay rent, buy groceries, budget her money and move on with her life. I advise her on her dealings with work, with people and with her new man. And she still lives with me ("rent"goes to me and barely covers the food she eats) since she has nowhere else to go. Don't get trapped like me.