Re: a little help at the beginning
hiya cccc,
I haven't seen you here before now so welcome to SR.
Separate the finances if you can. My partner is useless with money and I have kept absolutely everything separate and will continue to do so. I'd say that it's also a great idea for you to continue keeping a close eye on your funds. I don't know about you, but G will spend the last dollar he has on booze. Also, if you keep your financial affairs separate, your credit rating is less likely to be adversly affected in case he does something very irresponsible with money and gets himself into debt which you may not even know about. I've heard all sorts of stories about couples who've separated and suddenly one half of the couple finds themselves with a debt which was run up by their former partner which they didn't realise even existed!
Keep coming back
HugZ
Sandra