Dating an alcoholic (women, partner, people, Las Vegas)
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When I was married to my ex husband much of this happened, and he was an alcoholic.
I paid the rent every month and my car payment and that exhausted the money I made every month. He was responsible for the utilities and credit card payments as well as groceries and he made more money that I did. I also did chip in on the groceries as well and the things the kids needed here and there. I did have that much left over.
Verbal and emotional abuser. He used to jack my son up, yell at my daughter. Awful.
All of a sudden no electricity. The amount of money that the bills added up to didn't change. He couldn't pay the electricity and told no one about it. Just all of a sudden no electricity.
We lived in a nice area and then ended up moving out because he decided the rent was too much, even though he didn't pay it, and moved our family into the ghetto where the rent cost a third. I was afraid to come home at night from work. I certainly didn't want my kids there.
Him trying to take off with the kids while he was drunk. Me calling the police. His family coming over and taking his drunken side....
Awful life.
Sounds familiar. But then again, sit in a room full of people who have lived with/loved an alcoholic. You get the weird feeling that everyone is talking about the exact same person. The behavior of an alkie, what they will say, what they will do, it's all very predictable.
An alcoholic or other addict just LOVES somebody like the OP, there to "help" them. I was that helpful idiot once.
No I'm not with him because I can't find anyone else, I want to be with him. He knows I will not tolerate heavy drinking and he also knows I will leave him if he continues.
Honestly, I have wondered what the next chapter in this book would bring. I figured that there had to be some way to end the relationship without him just not marrying IDDY, now we know....I love a happy ending!
Yeah... those damned "selfish" dads.... the nerve of them, actually putting the kids immediate needs above those of the GF...
Jeez... I swear... standards are slipping in this country.
Of course they will put the needs of the kids first, but no it's not fair to the new girlfriend to be on the back burner, especially if she doesn't have kids.
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