My man is stingy

I am a 28-year-old single mother of one daughter and dating a 40-year-old man. I have supported my daughter with the little I earn and what I got from friends without strings attached. This was until I felt the need to be loved by a man. His problem is that he is too stingy. He knows I earn little but becomes cold whenever I ask him for money. I, however, feel so attached to him regardless. He now wants marriage but I don’t know how to change him. Is this a sign that a rough ride awaits me in marriage? I have tried to find another better paying job unsuccessfully and I can only keep him if I have a good source of income to support my daughter. It would hurt me to lose him. I am confused.

{Joan}