<human>: I'm a 23 year old lady and my boyfriend is 24.  My BF of five months is my favorite person to spend time with.  I respect and adore him and would spend the majority of my free time with him if I could (and I do!).  The situation is that I'm much more financially stable than him right now.

I could afford to go out pretty much each weekend night and go out to eat a few nights a week.  He can barely afford one night out every couple of weeks.  Basically, this leads to lots of romantic nights one on one with walks and lots of gazing into each others eyes.  Wonderful.  I almost couldn't be happier.

Thing is, I'm starting to feel like I'm giving up my life too much to be with him.  He has a more dominant personality than me, and I get worried that I'm losing myself in him.  He reasonably doesn't like when I pay for him in front of friends, so we don't go out very often as of late.

How can I still get my social needs met and not be entirely reliant on him for hanging out?  I would feel horrible abandoning him at his home to hang out with friends, especially when most of our friends are mutual.  Sometimes I worry that I'm losing my identity, and I also want to make the most of my early 20s, by not staying in all the time.

Please advise!

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<bot>: Boyfriend can't afford to go out often and I'm afraid I'm starting to lose myself in his strong personality.  How do I meet my social needs without abandoning him, especially because we have many mutual friends?