Hi,
I met my boyfriend last May when I came home after my first year of university. He was using at the time, only with his best friend and no one knew, not his family or other friends. He was addicted to cocaine for the past year and a half. We met and hung out and started dating at the end of May, and have been still been dating for 10 months now. After about 4-5 months into our relationship, he told me about his addiction and that he had decided to quit after we started dating because he knew that he could't use if he wanted to be with me. The whole time before I knew about any of it, he would say that he was out working late with his dad, or was tired some evenings and couldn't hang out. What he was doing was going to NA meetings and didn't feel like he could tell me yet. I was so relieved when he did, because it all made sense after that and I don't love him any less..in fact I love him more for wanting to overcome this.
So yes, he is nearing a year clean this June. However he has started to go less and less to meetings, which is why I am here.. To get advice and share in this community of others who are dating, know, or are in any way associated with an addict.
I have never known anyone who has been addicted to drugs, I am new to all of this and dealing with it in my own life and how it affects me. I feel so bottled up and hush hush about it, I can't talk to my family and friends about it.
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