I used to agree with that but then most marriages are broken up because of financial problems you start to really examine these issues a bit closer the older you get.

Well said and so true.

I used to agree with that statement.. As I've gotten older I have examined why relationships didn't last, etc. And what I've realized it that "finances" aren't the issue unless 2 people don't agree on the finances... In other words, if you want or expect 2 different things it's not those things that made the realationship end but that the 2 people didn't agree and should have either come to a compromise or admitted in the beginning that this would be an issue... If someone changes during the course of the relationship and is nothing like the were or doesn't come through in any plans made and agreed to together, that is a different story but still not the fault of the finances..

It sounds like you're moving on and growing in your life...

I would say weigh all the pros and cons. Eventhough the other person is comfortable with where they are, are they comfortable with your growth? Does the other person accept you for who you are? Can the other person contribute more than finanically to the relationship? Does the other person compliment your life and the changes you are making? Is the other person supportive of the life decisions you are making?

Are you happy?

Once you get a case of the "what if's" even for a moment your mind has already cross the bridge on its way out of town. There are bigger issues burning...look deep inside at the cause not the reaction.