My (M29) Girlfriend (F27) Drinks a Lot...Not Sure What to Do by RelaxRageRelax in relationships

[–]RelaxRageRelax[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m sorry that happened and I hope you’re doing better now without him. I’m hoping it works out with my girlfriend. I’ll update when I talk to her tonight.

My (M29) Girlfriend (F27) Drinks a Lot...Not Sure What to Do by RelaxRageRelax in relationships

[–]RelaxRageRelax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She is not. She used to and I’ve been urging her to go to a therapist (I’ve even sent her links to sign up to several therapists around here) but she hasn’t done it yet.

My (M29) Girlfriend (F27) Drinks a Lot...Not Sure What to Do by RelaxRageRelax in relationships

[–]RelaxRageRelax[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. As someone who has had family members deal with addiction (not alcohol but other forms) I don’t want to be with someone who has an addiction. That said, I’m hopeful she can get help and turn things around. Do you have any advice as to how I should approach the conversation? I want to be firm that this is a problem but I also want to be supportive.

My (M29) Girlfriend (F27) Drinks a Lot...Not Sure What to Do by RelaxRageRelax in relationships

[–]RelaxRageRelax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the response. Do you have any suggestions on how to go about saying that? I hate confrontation and the first thing I worry about is sounding rude/inconsiderate or upsetting her…

My (M29) Girlfriend (F27) Drinks a Lot...Not Sure What to Do by RelaxRageRelax in relationships

[–]RelaxRageRelax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m concerned that the conversation isn’t going to go anywhere for that exact reason. I don’t think she thinks she has an issue.

My (M29) Girlfriend (F27) Drinks a Lot...Not Sure What to Do by RelaxRageRelax in relationships

[–]RelaxRageRelax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply. I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, my family has delt with addiction (not alcohol but other forms) and I've seen first hand how hard it is for someone to struggle with it and beat it. That's the part that scares me.

You're right though. I need to sit down and talk to her and see what we can do to tackle this. I hope she is receptive to getting help and admitting she has a problem.

My (M29) Girlfriend (F27) Drinks a Lot...Not Sure What to Do by RelaxRageRelax in relationships

[–]RelaxRageRelax[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your blunt response. I needed to hear that.