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Q: I Have An Alcoholic Boyfriend Too
asked by: adswad on September 26th, 2007
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so this is a long story but i'm desperate. I have been dating my boyfriend for over a year and he is an alcoholic. I met him when he was drinking and when I finally realized he had a problem about two weeks later I said no way, I'm not doing this. Well, he got sober and had been sober for about 13 months until about 3 weeks ago. The first relapse occurred because he was stressed because he was waiting to find out if he got the jbo he wanted. It lasted only about three days and he came back to me because he said he couldn't live without me. He was sober for about 2 and a half weeks and he finally got the call saying he did get the job. So he recently moved, about 8 hours away from me and we have done long distance before so I knew we could make it, 3 days after he moved there he started drinking again. Today is the sixth day in a row. He starts his job monday oct.1. His job is actually in his home town and his parents live right around the corner from him. Not to mention he is staying in his sister's million dollar beach house for now until he finds a place. I am absolutely broken hearted. The whole year he was sober was fabulous, we never had any problems and I knew he was the one for me. I wanted to marry him and have kids with him and now I'm scared. I know that he wants to get better because he has told me but even if he does I'm afraid this will happen further down the line when it is even more complicated with marriage and children but I can't stand to live without him. I keep praying everyday that the next day will be the last day. His parents are totally enabling him too. He wrecked his car yesterday and his dad is paying for to get it fixed so that he can drive it to work. His mom just spent $2000 on clothes for him for his new job and they are still letting him stay in the beach house. Everyone is giving me different advice and I just am completely beside myself.
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shadowalker164
replied on September 27th, 2007
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Adswad�
You know in your heart of hearts what the next step for you is. It has been said in many different ways,

�You can�t fix him!�

You think you can�t live without him, but you were living before you met him, and as much as you don�t like to think so, you will be alive without him. He may be making booze his higher power, I don�t know, but don�t make him your higher power.

Richard
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emptynest
replied on October 10th, 2007
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Find an Alanon meeting to attend. You will hear stories that you can connect with. You might think you wouldn't be comfortable going to a meeting. You might think you don't have time. You are looking for answers and you will find them there even though no one will give you advice or tell you what to do. You will find people who understand what you are going through.

You are entitled to be valued in a relationship. I don't doubt you love this man, but how is he enhancing your life?? Love shouldn't cause pain the majority of the time. Why are you accepting this kind of treatment?
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