Here, Bertia.

Producer Joanna Rodriguez.

What's going on with you, Joanna?

So I always thought that at 25, I would be a little more financially stable in my life.

And I'm realizing that's not the case.

And I'm having to rely on Jason, my boyfriend, for things financially.

And I'm not just talking about like you know we go out to dinner

and he pays for things that's just something he's always done even when I've always tried to pay

when I did have money and I was making more of a steady income he wouldn't let me but things

like household things that are going on like my air conditioner and my house broke and he and

he had a fork over the money pay pay for it. How much was that?

Well, originally we thought it was going to be more than it actually was. But it was like about $200 to repair that. And then... That's actually pretty lucky. Typically, that's $4,000 or $5,000. Right. I thought it was going to be $2,500 and he was going to have to cover it. but then we got a second opinion and it was $200.

And then I need new tires on my car, and he had to fork over the money for the tires. I needed a new battery. He had a fork over the money for the battery. Are these gifts or loans? Like, do you say... I say, I will pay you back and he says, don't worry about it.

Because in his mind, he thinks, well, we're going to get married one day, so I'm just helping you out right now. It's not like. In his mind, he's thinking you guys are going to get married one day. He's thinking about me. Not me. No, but I mean, he does say that. like what's, you know, what's mine is yours, you know, financially we're going to be set.

So I'm helping you out now because I you know, financially we're going to be set.

So I'm helping you out now because I know in the future we're going to be together.

So do you realize with every set of tires your ring gets a little tiny, get smaller?

Yeah, that's why I'm trying to tell him to stop and just let the tire blow on the right.

And it's really crushing me because I've lived on my own since I was 18 years old and I've never relied on anybody.

So it is absolutely killing me inside to let him do this.

And I don't know what else to do.

And it's making me realize obviously that I need to get myself together.

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