Pokerwidow
Nov 10, 2007, 03:33 AM
Hi ,
I have been in a relationship for eight years. Together we have battled depression and I thought that we had it beat. My boyfriend quit his job last year to play poker full time I supported him at first since he had supported me many times in the past. He has been at it for almost a year now and has reached a real low. He has lost all his money and had to borrow from me to pay the rent this month ( I am a student and can barley afford my own rent). I love him no doubt but have fought way too many times over this issue. I feel bad leaving him this way but I have tried and tried to help him and to this day he refuses to admit that he has a problem. When he was working he used to race home from work to play and stay up all night to miss the next day at work and call in sick. I feel like I am doing him no favors by staying around but am hesitant to leave him since I have put in so much time and this is my first real relationship. I am 24 and he is 25. He is a smart man no doubt he has a college education and seems to be doing nothing with it. He plays all the time. When we plan to watch a movie or go out it seems to be cancelled because a tournee has run overtime. I am at the end of my rope but feel trapped. I am not sure where to go next. Can someone over come such an accessible addiction? What does it take to open someone’s eyes? Thanks for hearing me out.
I have been in a relationship for eight years. Together we have battled depression and I thought that we had it beat. My boyfriend quit his job last year to play poker full time I supported him at first since he had supported me many times in the past. He has been at it for almost a year now and has reached a real low. He has lost all his money and had to borrow from me to pay the rent this month ( I am a student and can barley afford my own rent). I love him no doubt but have fought way too many times over this issue. I feel bad leaving him this way but I have tried and tried to help him and to this day he refuses to admit that he has a problem. When he was working he used to race home from work to play and stay up all night to miss the next day at work and call in sick. I feel like I am doing him no favors by staying around but am hesitant to leave him since I have put in so much time and this is my first real relationship. I am 24 and he is 25. He is a smart man no doubt he has a college education and seems to be doing nothing with it. He plays all the time. When we plan to watch a movie or go out it seems to be cancelled because a tournee has run overtime. I am at the end of my rope but feel trapped. I am not sure where to go next. Can someone over come such an accessible addiction? What does it take to open someone’s eyes? Thanks for hearing me out.