We have been together for 8 years. When we met, he worked 25 hours a week alongside his studies. I was a student and looking for a job. I later got a part-time job but earned far less than him. He has always had the resources to handle full-time work and study; I haven’t. I had a difficult start to adult life, including homelessness caused by my mother, while he came from a more resourceful family.
I had a year of depression, dropped out of studies, and went on sick leave. After a year, I worked full-time while he finished his master’s, earning €4,700–€5,350; I earned about €1,600. I resumed studies, living on €800/month in grants, while he earned more every year. After my bachelor’s, I sta