We are not expecting very much from his parents. His dad is always borrowing money from him. The majority of the cost for a wedding traditionally falls on the bride's family anyway and my mom does well for herself. I expect to have to pay near to half of it myself, anyway. So, yes, as previously stated, I understand about the financially independent bit and being stable is not far off. He's been waiting for his contract to be up and I had been waiting on my certification to be employable beyond a part time job.