Not all homeless people living on the streets deserve it. I agree that some do brag. There are a lot of homeless shelters that are full and can't take any more people in. Some may live on the street because there is nowhere else to go. They have no other choice. Many try to get a job but can't.

Yeah but you're an elf

That's not a good thing. You have to respect boundaries in a relationship. She is just his girlfriend, not his wife or fiancée - acting like they have moved to this stage of the relationship without the agreement of her partner expresses that his opinion doesn't matter. In addition based on the assumption of commonly owned money she then concludes that she should be the sole decision maker on how it is spent. She didn't discuss this with him, just decided that's how it should be. A team would make decisions together. Then there is the small amount this was about (loose change) and the fact that she made a scene out of this. Not good to embarrass your partner in public and even if it's shared money you can't make such a fuss over such a small amount. Certainly anyone can make mistakes, have a bad day or whatever. If your SO's general attitude is like that though, you should get out as soon as possible. I don't know if that applies to the OP's girlfriend, but at the very least the OP should have a serious talk with her.

#63 - How long did it take you to type all of that!?

I guess you have no idea what depression is, why people get it, or how it affects them

You should build more shelters then because there are many places where shelters are full and don't take any more people in. You shouldn't be so quick to judge when we don't know their situation.

She doesn't sound overly attached. She just sounds like a dumb ****

I hope if you do ever find yourself in that situation that you would be able to find a shelter and spend your days looking to fix your situation rather than standing on the street, begging people for money. Homeless people often feel useless and worthless so that money you give them goes to alcohol, not food or cloths. It's unfortunate, but true. Next time, buy them a sandwich, that way at least you know the money is going to actually helping them.

The correct action will be NOT to rely on generosity of others. Once you start asking strangers for money, you're gone and it'll be nearly impossible to get back to normal life. There's an article on the internet called "What I learned while being homeless". YOu might want to read it. Also, there's an important thing: panhandlers aren't necessarily homeless, and homeless don't necessarily panhandle.

or save your money so you don't end up in that situation or if you do you have a small about of money

I'd rather food, or clothes... they can't use that for stupid shit like they could with money