I'm a 23-year-old male, and have been dating my 18-year-old girlfriend for only a little over a month now. Things are going extremely well, and we are getting very close very quickly, but it's obviously a bit early in the relationship for us to be relying on each other financially, which is why I'd like a little advice!

My girlfriend lives at home on her parents' insurance, and has no job. They live an hour outside of town, in the country, and so there simply isn't much work available to her out there. She's planning to move into town within the next 3-6 months, but she's in a bit of a pickle that needs some more immediate resolution.

She has two cavities that are causing her a lot of pain, and her wisdom teeth have begun coming in, two of which are extremely uncomfortable. Those cavities need filling and those wisdom teeth need to come out, but she is on her parents' insurance, and her parents aren't budging. It's not a good plan, and they have no money, and aren't especially interested in finding a solution for their daughter. Both are alcoholics, and emotionally distant.

Obviously, the long term solution is for her to start working on becoming independent. Getting a job, getting her own insurance, working on moving out, etc, but what can be done in the meantime? She is allergic to most antibiotics, making infection a serious risk, and is in a lot of pain. Her situation could develop into a full blown dental emergency at pretty much any moment, and should be easily preventable, but dental care (and health care in general) in the US is impossible without good insurance and plenty of money, which she has neither of.

We're just trying to take stock of our options, here! Thanks. :)
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Girlfriend has no insurance or job, from what I can tell, she needs dental surgery, but can't
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I'm a 23-year-old male, and have been dating my 18-year-old girlfriend for only a little over a month now. Things are going extremely well, and we are getting very close very quickly, but it's obviously a bit early in the relationship for us to be relying on each other financially, which is why I'd like a little advice!

My girlfriend lives at home on her parents' insurance, and has no job. They live an hour outside of town, in the country, and so there simply isn't much work available to her out there. She's planning to move into town within the next 3-6 months, but she's in a bit of a pickle that needs some more immediate resolution.

She has two cavities that are causing her a lot of pain, and her wisdom teeth have begun coming in, two of which are extremely uncomfortable. Those cavities need filling and those wisdom teeth need to come out, but she is on her parents' insurance, and her parents aren't budging. It's not a good plan, and they have no money, and aren't especially interested in finding a solution for their daughter. Both are alcoholics, and emotionally distant.

Obviously, the long term solution is for her to start working on becoming independent. Getting a job, getting her own insurance, working on moving out, etc, but what can be done in the meantime? She is allergic to most antibiotics, making infection a serious risk, and is in a lot of pain. Her situation could develop into a full blown dental emergency at pretty much any moment, and should be easily preventable, but dental care (and health care in general) in the US is impossible without good insurance and plenty of money, which she has neither of.

We're just trying to take stock of our options, here! Thanks. :)
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Girlfriend is live-at-home in a very rural area, and is trying to figure out how to get
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