Boyfriend has a lot of financial problems and I'm overwhelmed
My boyfriend and I have been dating for about a month now.
He has a job and goes to school (we are both 20). Lately, he's been having difficulties paying his rent on time and last Friday when I was supposed to stay the night, did his landlord kick him out of his house and told him he could not come back in until he had some money to give him. I was rather upset because I had purchased a bus ticket to return the next morning and in fine print, you are unable to change the date/time of your travel plans. At 1 am, I also did not have time to purchase a new ticket for an additional bus home.
I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed with his financial problems and I told this to him. I almost broke up with him on Friday (I say almost because he convinced me otherwise).
We've been dating a month and yet have to go on a real date. We've gone to baseball games where he pays for the tickets, but I always end up having to pay for our meals because he has no money. I always have to come to him if I want to see him because he cannot afford a bus ticket to see me (we live 20 minutes away, and my car is at home while I attend school and he has no license himself).
I care about him so it kind of upsets me that I'm having these conflicted thoughts on what I should do. He treats me well, we have a great time when we hang out, I just am tired of being burdened with having to pay for everything when we go out, and though he always says he "feels bad" - I'm not entirely sure that is the case.
Am I nuts for staying in this relationship? My friends think that if it's a comfortable relationship and I'm not giving him money to pay his rent or whatever then it's fine. I'm just unsure myself, though.