‘She spent over $1,000 a month on weight-loss drugs’: My son wrecked his finances after meeting his girlfriend. Who’s to blame?

“My son is smart — he really is — but he was in love.” (Photo subject is a model.) - Getty Images/iStockphoto Dear Quentin, A caution to anyone who doesn’t already know this. My son is smart — he really is — but he was in love. He and his live-in girlfriend mingled their finances. I’m not sure how much, but now that they’ve parted, his credit rating is wrecked. Just enough that he couldn’t apply for a car loan or an apartment. Most Read from MarketWatch Yes, he has managed to get both because he has a ...