Lemon is one of the most fickle people on this show
Most of the characters on this show are fickle, but Lemon is so indecisive its hard to know what she really wanted. First she wanted George, then Lavon, then George again, then back to George, then she wanted that Carter guy, then the limo driver Enrique, then she dated them at the same time then broke up with them, then went back to Lavon.
Then she wanted to be independent, and didn't want to have to have her dad's help with getting an apartment, even though she didn't have a job. Then she got a job, moved out, got fired, and moved into the house boat, then switched home's with George, and she still didn't have an income. She didn't have any money so how was she suppose to pay bills, pay for food and clothes? She just didn't know what she wanted to do, and every time the breeze blew she wanted to do something different