Is my GF an addict?
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November 18, 2018 at 1:52 pm #808667
So you have this relationship that is in constant crises. That should tell you that the relationship doesn’t work and that you need to move on. There is a cruelty in your relationship, a meanness and a huge lack of honesty. You don’t have a solid foundation for long term happiness. You don’t have short term happiness. You just jump from one crises to the next. Everyone can fall in love with someone who isn’t compatible. Everyone can fall in love with someone who isn’t good for them. Everyone can fall in love with someone who is emotionally harmful to them. The love, at least on your side, is very real but that doesn’t make the relationship a good one or a healthy one.
Your relationship is just limping along from one dramatic blow up to the next. That is no foundation for anything. It certainly isn’t a good foundation for living together and absolutely should rule out any thought of purchasing a house together. You should only purchase a house with someone when you can assume that the two of you can afford the long term financial commitment that goes with a mortgage and can assume that the relationship will last during that long germ financial commitment. Drug addicts have a high rate of relapse. You could easily find yourself funding the house by yourself while your boyfriend goes to jail or to rehab or both. Can you financially pull the weight of a mortgage by yourself? Can you extricate yourself if the two of you break up? How much of an emergency fund do the two of you have? These are the questions you need to be able to answer before you purchase a home with a drug addict.
You should break up. This relationship is far to fraught with angst for it to be a happy long term relationship. But if you don’t break up, which I’m assuming you won’t, don’t make any large financial commitments like a mortgage. Don’t combine bank accounts. Don’t merge your credit in any way. Before doing any of those things make sure you have two good years. Two years with no crises, not even one. Two years where the two of you are kind and considerate partners. Two years where there is no hint of drug abuse or lies. If any of those things happen then the two years starts all over. If he demands you change yourself you start the two years over. If he loses or quits a job without first having a replacement job you start the two years over because financial stability requires job stability. If he says anything cruel you start the two years over. If you find he has a major secret that could drastically affect your life together then the two years start again from the beginning. I think you’ll find that you can’t go a month without having to start the two year clock all over again. All this to say that you don’t have the stability or harmony or trust needed for a long term relationship. You have the love but love by itself can’t carry a relationship.
November 18, 2018 at 8:41 pm #808725You have posted on this site with multiple aliases about numerous issues with your boyfriend. That’s why you were called delusional. He’s a mess. He doesn’t like it if you get “emotional” after two glasses of wine. He told you to lose weight! His sister called you to tell you about his past addictions (did he lose his job, too?) and the story sounds exactly like a story about someone else that he told you…these are all huge warning signs and you are still just going to push forward with this.
Why?
You know this isn’t right. You wouldn’t be writing in twice a week if this was a functional relationship with a shot of longevity.
If you were my friend or sister, I’d be begging you to lose his number. If this was happening to your sister, what would you do? This guy is a mess, he’s mean and it sound like he has some looming problems with employment, depression…
Please do not quit your job and move to be with him.And you mentioned he’s suicidal?
You can’t fix him. Your love isn’t enough to save him or change him. He has to want that for himself.
PearlwhiteNovember 19, 2018 at 10:19 am #808791Okay-I have posted 3 questions in nearly two years. Hardly a constant crisis. The first stemmed from his health issues and while not ideal,we have both worked on solutions and improved things in this area.
He is currently unemployed ( on top of just returning to his work,after surgery), because the company he worked for for 3 years failed and was closed down less than 2 weeks ago-200.00 people lost their jobs. He has already applied for 40 plus jobs-hardly a loser (and obese and lazy as some suggested) that sits around feeling sorry for himself.
As to the sister/drug issue-if his and her stories are nearly identical-it could also mean that he is telling the truth and she was the one who embellished and exaggerated the story. The sister also said that because of all his bad behavior and habits that his children “want nothing to do with him”. Again,something that is not true. One of his sons drove a 6 hour round trip several times to see him in the hospital and my guy has met with the grandkids (and has photos with them)several times in the past year. I personally know of two people that have had relatives spread lies about them-so these things do happen.
The wine and judging/weight thing is something I need to pay attention to-but again, there were a lot of stressful things happening for him at that time.
Apparently some here are perfect people married to perfect partners. Anyway-I am not afraid,in danger or anything else people have speculated on. Depression and some bouts of drinking and suicidal thoughts have happened in the past-under circumstances that would cause anyone despair. He has incredible willpower ( his sister even admits this)and he has prevailed and moved forward.
We are highly compatible and admittedly both a bit odd and quirky-but things are good . We have both been through a lot lately with his extended hospital stay and several surgeries.
As someone who has sought help and opinions here and also answered questions and offered advice to others here-I am a bit surprised at the level of nastiness reflected in some of the comments.
I understand the concept of trying to help by “telling it like it is”-however the rampant speculation that was indulged in was not helpful and just wrong.KateNovember 19, 2018 at 10:46 am #808794Stop getting distracted by the “speculation.” When you’re writing in about at least three MAJOR issues in two years, changing your name, genders, and other details because you don’t want people to consider the other stuff, AND seem to believe that issues like this can be resolved in one conversation, and what’s on the table is moving and buying property together, you have a big problem.
Maybe no one has a “perfect” marriage, but what a number of people here were trying to point out to you is, if someone called us up and told us our spouse was an addict (and whatever other stuff the relative told you that you’re not sharing with us but also sounds serious), we would know it’s not true. You didn’t. You found it quite credible. You truly had no idea, but chose to believe your boyfriend’s denials. I am sorry, but the allegations are very credible here, on top of many other red flags with this guy. You are lying to yourself.
BittergaymarkNovember 19, 2018 at 11:29 am #808802**from the Dear Wendy MUSICAL WORKSHOP.
“it’s that SPECIAL LOVE
the kind where you
rise above
every self affliction
be it booze or
drug addiction
.
SPECIAL LOVE
.
he tells you you’re fat
he even hates your cat
maybe even
beats you with a bat
.
oh, what to do? it’s
.
SPECIAL
(oh, so special!)
(never. ever. gonna find it again)
SPECIAL LO-ooooOVE!”(Spoken over drum beat outtro.)
“Sometimes you gotta just — yeah! Roll over and take it. OOOH!”
LisforLeslieNovember 19, 2018 at 12:10 pm #808807OMG -that’s wonderful!!! Can I try?
If you love him enough…
He may spend all your money
On some other honey
But if you love him enough
He’ll Change.That punch cross your chin
It’s Tuesday to him
Whilst looking wild-eyed and
DerangedIt’s up to you
To see him through
Because with your love
He’ll ChangeHe may beat you or stalk you or mess with your head
But that doesn’t mean you should leave him! Instead
Make some excuses
and tell folks you choose himBecause when you love him enough
He’ll Change!PearlwhiteNovember 19, 2018 at 12:22 pm #808811Hilarious-Hope you all enjoy being so smug and superior. Kate said I was wasting people’s time-but apparently my life and problems are highly entertaining. You are all having such a wonderful time at my expense.
I used to promote this website to many people, as a great resource in many ways. I will no longer do that.KateNovember 19, 2018 at 12:29 pm #808813You are wasting people’s time when you withhold details and change information to try to get the answer you want, or avoid people seeing the whole picture.
And really, think about this. I’ve written in here for advice a few times, and NEVER did I feel people were being mean or giving me bad advice. Sometimes I’d get mixed opinions, but never were people like, this is a serious problem. The fact that you’re getting all this pushback is really meaningful. These commenters will easily tell you if they think you’re overreacting or whatever.
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