“I want to break up with my partner but I can’t afford a life on my own”

"I can't afford to break up with my partner"

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“I want to break up with my partner but I can’t afford a life on my own”

By Florence Scordoulis

2 months ago

7 min read

With waves of women financially unable to leave relationships they’re dissatisfied with due to the cost of being single, Stylist discovers the reality of this impossible situation, and we hear from experts who tell us what they want women to know. “I feel drained, like I’m playing a role in my own life rather than living it authentically,” says Georgia*, 30, who lives in London. “It is exhausting, this underlying feeling of being trapped. The hardest part is knowing what I want deep down, but not having the means to act.”


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