"Real estate novelist"
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life
"Piano Man", Billy Joel
Well, your friend sounds unlucky in his choices, but at least he's accepted responsibility for them.
"And if you’re using someone else until a certain period of time passes because it’s financially supportive and you get all the things you want, shame on you. You KNOW you’re better than that."
America is full of people like that, people who are in a jam through no fault of their own, no matter what they've done. And lately, there seem to be a whole lot more of them.
And even for those who have managed to luck out, and are doing relatively well, they have often paid a bitter price for that, too.