Thank you, everyone. I appreciate all your thoughts and input.

As far as I knew, she had some sort of insurance policy with $250,000 or more in it and that was her only money left. It was meant to cover her, should she need additional care.

And omg, I am SO lost... last night he called and we talked for a while. He is now insisting on giving me 10K out of his inheritance to help me, and because I had asked him about it. I was SO exhausted and SO burnt out, that I eventually agreed to let him. He kept insisting, and I kept saying no, until I finally just succumbed.

But now, after sleeping on it, I don't think I can accept this money. He tells me it will make him feel better to be able to help me, and that it will ease all my worries about finding a roommate, about making my rent, and needing to borrow from mom. He said it was wrong of him to offer me money in exchange for dating him.

He also believes I am not dating anyone right now. I did not correct him. I still feel it's none of his business to know what I am doing, regardless of anything.

IF I accept this money, I will feel obligated to speak to him whenever I run into him socially. I will not have the clean break I seek.

I may even feel guilty for taking it, and he could be using this as a way to make me look bad to other people... like, see, I gave her 10K, now she won't even speak to me, and she's dating someone else. What a biotch she is. I can just see it all now.

It could also force me to be nice to him at all times, accept his calls when he does call and to respond to each text. It will make me feel obligated to keep the lines of communication open.

I cannot accept this money, and I need to tell him this right now.