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Q: Fiance Abusive When Drinking
asked by: LadyLam on March 26th, 2009
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Okay, so I'm new here, and I just need to get this off my chest.
My fiance and I have been together for nearly 3 years. When we first started our relationship he was heavily in to smoking, drinking, and illegal substances. I told him I don't date guys that smoke (I'm allergic to tobacco) and do drugs. The day he met me he quit smoking and all chemicals, and he hasn't done any since. Also when we first started dating he and I got in to a fight when he was drunk on Whiskey and he shoved me in to the corner of a building, and when I was walking away I was leaning forward because I was ragging and cramping and he accidently pushed me forward while he tried to grab my jacket. I wasn't hurt badly, but his behaviour shocked me so I went home and didn't talk to him for a few days and then we sat down and he promised he'd never drink Whiskey again, and he hasn't.
Nearly 3 years went by and our relationship has been awesome. He treats me amazing. He treats my sisters and parents with respect all the time. He's generous and caring and is a firm believer in "if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all". I love him very much. He asked me to marry him about 9 months ago and we have 3 months until the wedding.
Last month he and I got in to a fight over our parents activity in planning the wedding, and this conversation was when he was on his way home from drinking at the bar. Before he got home, I was so upset I went to bed - not to sleep, just to lay down, and my fiance thought that I was disrespecting him so he grabbed my arm and twisted it until I turned to face him. He kept gripping my arm until he was done saying what he wanted to say and then apologized for hurting me. I forgave him and we talked some more before going to bed.
Then a week ago was our Jack & Jill and we both got sloshed. He was drunk on tequila and me on vodka. The Jack & Jill itself was awesome, the after party sucked because there was this guy who kept telling me it was stupid to get married and have kids... which are two things I really want to do. When we got home, my fiance freaked out because I didn't want to accept a gift from one of his friends because it was inconsiderate. He was screaming at me to "grow up" and "stop acting like a baby". He grabbed me by the arms and threw me on the couch before picking me up and pushing me to the ground (thankfully he had thrown a loaf of bread on the ground so when I fell I didn't get a bruise, but my hip did hurt for four days), he then felt bad for hurting me so he started hitting himself saying how I should break up with him, but what really scared me was when he pulled out a knife and tried to stab himself in the throat... I managed to get the knife away but not before he cut himself. He grabbed me by throat with his bloody hand, backed off, and punched a hole through the wall. Our landlord came in then and told us to calm down, and we did. After the landlord left my fiance broke down and cried for an hour.
The next couple of days I was scared of him. I was scared he might hurt me, I was scared he might hurt himself... and now I'm scared that one of his friends is going to hurt my fiance. I told one of my fiance's friends what had happened just to get it off my chest and now he won't come over when my fiance's here and won't talk to him anymore... and I told my fiance I told his friend because he thought I was cheating on him....
my fiance and I did sit down and talk about what happened and he promised never to drink hard liquor again, hurt me or himself... I think I trust him... but I don't know. He told me he wants to talk to someone about this, and I agree... I love him very much, and in 3 months time I want to marry him... is it a smart thing to do?
how can I fix the rift I caused between him and his friend?
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Rosie H
replied on March 26th, 2009
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Wow…im a little sad reading this. I don’t mean to be mean but I have to say it. After typing all the nasty things he has done to you you can ask about mending the rift between him and his friend? What about what he has done to you?

I don’t think you should marry him unless you are willing to live with his drinking and violence. If you are ok w/getting beat, accused, and disrespected then keep things the way they are. If not then you HAVE to do something. Not only for you but for him. He sounds like he has major issues w/addiction. That is why he cant drink. Im sure he loves you and you guys should be together, but he needs help 1st. He says he will stop and that he wont hurt you anymore. But as long as that demon addiction is there he will do it again. Don’t believe him. He is a sick person and the only reason he will change is because he wants to. You say when you got together you told him to stop drinking. That’s where the problem started. Your BF has been living a lie really. Not drinking when he wants to because you said so. He was bound to blow up eventually. And imagine the stress of the wedding…he probably is having a rough time dealing with things.

I guess I am suggesting that you try to get him help before you marry. Im not saying break up with him or leave him. Just think about what kind of life marriage would be with him the way he is. Will your children grow up seeing their mom thrown to the floor and their father hurting himself? I grew up in an abusive home and it’s the worst feeling in the world. Your scared all the time.

My hubby also sobered up for me when we 1st met. The foundation of our relationship was based on half truths because we both didn’t accept the other person. Well we broke up in December. We are now getting back together. But this time. I have no need or desire to control his life. I accept him and love him for who he is…and he does the same for me.

How does this make you feel?
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ServiceU
replied on April 27th, 2009
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Please dont be mad at me for saying this but you sound very young and nyeve. i m not going to sugar coat it. when this guy gets drunk stay away from him. i have mental battle scares for being with someone like that. if you marry him seeing all the red flags his putting out...you will be divorced or seperated within years and it would be so bad if you have kids by him. he's not the one. if he can acknowledge his problem and get help...you are making a really big mistake. i go to a support group and i hear women say they knew it was a mistake the moment they got married. i hate to see anyone hurting. and your letter upsets me.
much love
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