Hey Diva,
Oh my goodness, I feel your pain. My husband does not like to gamble at all, but almost all of my friends and co-workers do. It is tough to stay strong – OMG – it takes so much to say no and stick to it. I had to laugh when you set up the trip to the casino to make it look like you didn’t really care if you went or not. I have done that a million *****! Pretending like I could give or take it – HA! I was always the last one to leave, the one that spent the most money, always had to try to beat the machines.
My brother and I are very close and gambled ALOT together. We would split money alot….then I started feeling guilty because I felt like I was making him gamble – not true, he is very capable of losing his money without me around. Our relationship almost ended over gambling – he owed me alot of money and I felt like he took advantage that I have a good salary and thought I could afford to support his habit too. I had to put my foot down one night after I had borrowed him money "to get gas and groceries" and I found him gambling at a local bar. I was furious and told him to never ask me for money again and if he did our relationship would be over for good. Fortunately, our love for each other as brother and sister prevailed. He has not asked me for a dime in almost 1.5 years and we have put that behind us.
I hope you and you BF can work things out if you want to stay with him. Please stay strong for yourself and your future first. Talk to you soon.
LisaNot Gambling…one day at a time
