What happens if you have two emotions that conflict: 1. You like money. 2. You want to sustain your girlfriend's lifestyle. But, 1 conflicts with 2 because 2

What happens if you have two emotions that conflict: 1. You like money. 2. You want to sustain your girlfriend's lifestyle. But, 1 conflicts with 2 because 2 will cause a drain in your financial resources. Instead of saying "you have to make money to sustain girlfriend's lifestyle" (which is a way to bridge two conflicting emotions together), what would you say instead? "I can't do both. :("?