DEAR ABBY: I have been dating a married man, "Randy," who is 20 years my senior. He is far more financially secure than I am, but I'm the one paying for our love affair. Wherever we go -- restaurants, motels, taxi rides -- I end up paying because he has "forgotten" his wallet with the credit cards.
Abby, I love Randy with all my heart, but I am going broke. Please tell me what to do without losing him or my self-respect. -- EMPTY POCKETS IN MISSISSIPPI
DEAR EMPTY POCKETS: Your married boyfriend isn't using credit cards because he's afraid his wife will find evidence of his affair with you -- and you're paying the price for it in more ways than one.
Try this: Stop carrying cash and leave your credit cards at home. Or better yet, drop this cheap, two-timing Casanova and find a more generous guy -- who's also single.