Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today. So I've been with my partner

for eight years. We have two children, ages three and six, and he's expressed that he doesn't want to

get married. It's just a piece of paper to him, and so it's been hard for me because I do want to get married.

Now, financially, he takes care of me and the children.

I have $25,000 in savings, but he has a lot more.

He's going to inherit assets to buildings, I believe, and he has money from before.

Now, we currently live in his home, his parents' home, which he owns with his brother,

because his parents are deceased.

So we don't pay mortgage.

He covers all the household expenses because I'm a stay-at-home mom, and that's to about $4,000 a month.

And we, I do households here and there, so I maybe bring $500 monthly.

So we want to counseling.

So the, Mike, I have two questions.

Should I disregard this and not care about marriage?

And should I invest those $25,000?

I'm just afraid of if something were to happen, how do I care for my children since we're not

married, and I'm not entitled to anything is my fear.

Yeah, if he up and dies or up and leaves, you're screwed.

And so that's why I'm afraid to invest you.

You're like a homeless single mom.

No, that's not funny at all.

That's terrifying.

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