Is it wrong to stay with him?
By CaitBaby
@CaitBaby (446)
United States
August 25, 2007 6:33pm CST
My current boyfriend and I have been dating for almost three months now. He basically saved me from the last relationship. I don't really know about him, though. He is very sweet to me and I trust him ten times more than I trusted my last boyfriend. But he is a druggie. I always go for the druggies and that has been a problem for me in my life. My family doesn't know he is though but they seem to really like him a lot. They couldn't stand my ex because he was a druggie. What do you think I should do? I'm afraid to lose him because he really is a good person.
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9 responses
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
26 Aug 07
I think you should stop and think about why you are attracted to the same types of men. You need some time for yourself to be by yourself. It's ok not to be in a relationship all the time. It's only been three months I hope you are not so attached to this person. Sounds like you keep falling into the same patterns over again and it will only result in the same behavior but different with people. You know the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over again but expecting different results.
Slow down. What would you tell your best friend if she were in the same situation? Sometimes you have to step back and detach yourself from your life and become the observer instead of always the participant. Then you can see things from a different perspective. Take some time away from the relationship and try observing your life and see if you can find some answers as someone on the outside looking in.
I would also recommend going to the library and checking out some books by Dr Wayne Dyer and Dr. Gary Zukoff. Their approach is on a spiritual level and you may not agree but I believe you will get something valuable out of it.
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@CaitBaby (446)
• United States
26 Aug 07
Well dreamy1, it's not that I don't want to be alone or anything like that. And it's not that I expect anything different from him. I would feel bad for ending the relationship because of that though. It would feel like I was judging him and I don't want to do that. Oh, but I'm definitely not attached to him. And also I don't do this continually. It's not like this has been a life-long problem for me. But I will take this into consideration. Thanks for responding!
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@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
26 Aug 07
It's not about him as a person it's about you. You don't have to judge him as a person but judge whether or not he's right for you. If you can live with his habits. If you feel he's right for you then there's no problem but obviously you are having doubts whether or not to continue the relationship so I'm saying step back and see what you really want.
@chiranjit (195)
• India
26 Aug 07
Dear CaitBaby, I think that man need your help and you should agree for that. Take him to some doctor or rehab centre and be stay with him both physically and immotionally. He need care of a doctor and a GF at the same time.
@CaitBaby (446)
• United States
2 Sep 07
I don't think it was to that point yet, but if it does ever get there it won't be my burden to bear. I don't mean to sound cruel by that but I chose to end the relationship because even though I didn't realize it at first, it wasn't working out. Thanks for replying! :)
@bkfuels (1603)
• Canada
26 Aug 07
Maybe you can help him out also, there are a lot of really good people out there that are addicts. The shame is when it gets to the point that it rules their entire life. Lets hope he does not get there. As long as he is really good to you and you are with him for the right reasons one day he may need your help to try to kick this addiction, ask yourself if you are in it for the long run, if not maybe go your seperate ways. Addiction never gets better only worse if the person does not want to stop and this will cause a lot more problems in your relationship.
@CaitBaby (446)
• United States
2 Sep 07
I guess that in a way I wasn't sure what I really wanted out of the relationship, so I decided that if I didn't know for sure then I shouldn't continue on with it. I broke up with him a few days ago and I think we'll both be better off. Thanks for the response!
@jungle_girl (138)
• Philippines
26 Aug 07
I think you would have to think about what kind of impact your relationship has on his addiction.
It may not be your job to get him straight, but if you're relationship with him sort of encourages him to use, maybe you ought to get out of it, for his sake.
@banjiexia (63)
• China
26 Aug 07
It's really hard to make a decision. I think you need more time to understand each other, three months is too short to know each other.
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
26 Aug 07
No matter who he was, or what he was into, I would advise you to listen to the wisest person in your world. Yourself. We are all wise, if we listen. May sound trite, but our intuition is always right. Mine is one hundred percent of the time - yet I have yet to really listen. LOL. So that's my advice - listen to your own!
Good luck and may this work out just as it should.
@princessa200145 (616)
• United States
26 Aug 07
are u an enabler i definitely would kick him to the curb i have been with a couple of them and in awhile they get very abusive controlling and make u feel like u r not worth loving i would get rid of t\him he may be nice but is he worth getting into trouble would he bail u out or make u sit once he has u under his coommand your life is over he is definitely a loser i dont care that he is a nice person but that can change in a heartbeat and he could become some 1 u wish u never got involved with what is there to lose cant u find a guy who is better than that u never gave your age so i am guessing that u are young something better will come along u just got to wait it out it definitely will happen how do your friends feel about him are u thinking that he is cool well to me he is a loser and hecould only drag u down a road u dont want to go be careful what he is showing u is not love i would get away from him b4 u get into something u cant get out of please be careful he is not worth anything but trouble