Keeping Stuff From Family because of fear...

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Long time ago a friend of mine said to his roommate... "Do you not tell your family that you are dating this girl because you're afraid your family will stop buying you groceries?" His response is, "I dont know and I don't want to chance it." Years later still being with the same girl, the man is moving far away into being in a long distance relationship. She is moving in with him for 2 months and everything seems worked out fine. He still has not told his family that he got back together with his ex a long time ago. His response is, "I don't want to tell them until after they move me to my new place and I'm settled in. Then I will." I think this is wrong on so many levels. It makes it seem like the guy will deny and lie to people as long as needed until he gets what he needs help with. At the same time it seems very sad that a grown man could be so afraid of what his family would do to him, or refuse to do for him, because of who he's dating. What is your opinion?