Hi, kml! Yes, when I am FT I will make enough to live on, barely, with his support. I will also have the extra income from my fall classes to get me through until I can get a better job. He makes about 3x or more what I do right now, so every lawyer has said I am eligible for support, but how much is negotiable. I do need the higher end of the support range, and I don’t know how realistic that is if he has this attitude. Moving in with my parents would mean leaving my life here in this state. Because I can make it on my own with support, even if barely, and because I am entitled to support, I don’t feel it’s fair for me to give all that up and start my life over right now. Maybe I would consider that in the future, but I don’t want to be forced to do it now just because he doesn’t want to give me support that I am entitled to. His attitude is that I don’t deserve it, and who cares if that means I have to move cross country to live with my parents. He feels he is entitled to a life here and I am not.
Plus, yes, if worse comes to worse and I haven’t been able to get a job with insurance and better pay in six months, I could look for a roommate. Otherwise I would be paying the same price for a one bedroom or even studio in some cases if I was forced out because of the way the current rental market is, with no opportunity for the roommate back-up plan.
The other plus to staying here is that there are more career opportunities for me as I make this transition to a FT position in a related field. My parents live in very small town.
