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Q: My Boyfriends Old Ways Are Messing Up My Life..
asked by: kkkaaayyyy on September 7th, 2005
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My boyfriend is an alcoholic. He always has to have at least 7 beers a night. He told me when we got together I knew what I was geting myself in to. He doesn't get angry or mean, he is a happy drunk. But my point is, is that I just want him to go one night without it so I can sleep calmly and acually feel that he loves me. I'm so confused because im 20 and I want to start a family with this person. His mother is an alcoholic, and she has been beat her whole life in front of him. He has watched her be brutally hit and thrown around. He says thats how he was brought up. I love him more than life itself, and I dont know what to do!!
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wife2jason_mom2ryley
replied on September 21st, 2005
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Wow...Ummm, how old is he? I can tell you right now that things are not going to work out if you guys don't come to some kind of compromise. Please don't have children untill you guys come to some kind of conclusion. It doesn't sound to me like he is a bad guy at all but if you don't like that he drinks everyday he should atleast cut it back to a few times a week for you. Was your father an alcholic? Mine was....And I watched him beat my mom all the time when I was a little girl... But that didn't make me an alcholic. Because my father ws that way, i'v turned down wonderful men becasue I thouht they drank to much. I guess you just have to ask your self if his drinking is worth it. I mean, are you willing to spend the rest of your life with him if he doesn't change? I hope that gave you a little bit to think about and helped you out!!!

Teresa

i'm here any time you need to talk, good luck with everything and god bless!!
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JASMlNE
replied on October 10th, 2005
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Hi. I think that you need to think hard about this. He should admit that he has a problem with drinking and then ask him to go get counseling and to go to aa meetings. If he doesn't do this for himself and for you, then think hard about this relationship overrall.
What i've learned from psychology classes is that in the future, he may repeat what his father did.
Yeah, that's what I think. Hope all goes well for you.
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