Money. Financial security. Bills. Car payments. College. Groceries. Stress.
So, about me. I am currently a college freshman. I come from a family that's relatively close-knit and I am the middle child. My sister, the oldest, is a genius in everything from schoolwork to music. The youngest of us three, my brother, is super athletic and quite a handsome young man. =]
I have a wonderful boyfriend, Josh, who is the sweetest man alive. There are two defining aspects of our relationship: he is 15 years older than me, and we share the love of Christ - toward each other and to those around us. Yup. Fifteen years. I'm 18. He's 33. No, we don't see a problem with it. No, our parents don't see a problem with it.
But, because of the age difference, there are different things in the relationship that have to be handled differently, like the idea of marriage.
Josh has dated two other girls besides me. His first kiss was while the two of us were stopped at a stoplight in the middle of Tennessee, going to his parents' house after dinner.
Josh and I are very serious about our relationship, which is not to say that we don't have fun. We both feel that God is leading us to marry one another. No big deal, right? It's time for him to "settle down" and "start a family." That's okay. I have no problem with that.
But, we're broke. Not broke in the sense that either of us are lucky to eat three meals a day. Broke as in, if we get married, will Josh be able to support a wife. He thinks he can. He's honestly unsure and doesn't want to ask me to make that kind of sacrifice.
I'm willing to take the leap.
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