Why must I?
My girlfriend makes more than I do actually, much more. She also is not someone that wants extravagant things in life. We do mainly free things with or without the kids. We stay at home alot when she comes over, with the kids watching a movie. If we do go out, we split the bill.
One doesn’t need to make big bucks in order to have a relationship or even two families. Since we’re only dating, this is not a third family. The mother of my other children doesn’t want anything from me and I only pay child support because the state forced her to. If I wasn’t paying child support, she knows all she would have to do is ask, but she is very independent and wants to do things on her own. She also has a boyfriend that lives with her and they combine their incomes and take care of things on their own. When she has asked me for help, I have given it without question.
Please stop assuming things about me and my life! Not everyone has to fit into your mold of what life should look like. That is not at all things work as each situation is different with different circumstances and solutions.