I [22M] moved in with my girlfriend [22F] and now I regret it.
I [22M]moved into an apartment with my girlfriend of 8 months [22F] at the time in November 2025. She couldn’t find a roommate or an affordable place to live on her own, and she only had a few weeks before she had to move out. So I tried my best to have her find a spot but she was really liking the idea of me moving in with her.
I didn’t necessarily want to move in but felt as if I had to help my girlfriend.
Fast forward to now the everyday challenges of adulthood are overwhelming me. I paid 300 dollars a month for insurance/rent when I originally lived with my parents before moving out. Now I pay 800+ monthly for groceries, rent, utilities, and my girlfriend’s 2 cats. She pays most of the “rent” (her 600 me 300) but I front the bill when it comes to basically everything else. I love my girlfriend so much but all I can think about is the stress I’m now feeling about making ends meet. Obviously I could work more hours to make it work but I want a light work schedule.
I miss my family everyday, I love my girlfriend so much but feel as if I have grown to resent my girlfriend for her “making” me move out before I was ready. Literally all I can think about is how I miss my old set up and how much money I was saving up, it almost feels as if I’m wasting precious time I could be building savings. And I always for some reason blame her.
Is there a world I tell her I’d like to move back in with my parents and we stay together? Or do I have to cut it off with her. She’s so precious and doesn’t have the best connections prior to meeting me so I’d hate to make her go back to those people, but I’m so mentally drained.
I don’t know what to do, please help with whatever advice.