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Has anyone ever dated an addict? How did it turn out?

I've been seeing someone who, it turns out, does a variety of different drugs on a day to day basis - cocaine, MDMA and smokes at least 6 joints a day. He gets irritable if he can't smoke weed when he wants to and is very defensive about it.

I'm thinking seriously about our future and I'm not sure if I see one with him because of it, even though he is great in a multitude of other ways. I was just wondering if anyone else has dated anyone who was addicted to anything - regardless of what it was - and if anyone has any stories of how it turned out?

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The weed I wouldn't worry sooooooo much about for now, although doing class A's on a daily basis is a bit worrying.

The one to worry about addiction-wise out of those three is coke. Even then it's only really mental, but it is a fiendish mental addiction.

Everyone is addicted to something. Whether it be religion, work, violence, TV, alcohol, etc. - some things are worse than others.

At least he isn't an alcoholic or heroin addict - that would be a no brainer, I'd say get out. But it sounds like he's caning recreational drugs through a sense of boredom, and possibly spiritual emptiness. A lot of people grow out of this stage.

TBH he probably isn't as addicted as you or he think he is - unless he's doing coke every day. Weed and MDMA have pretty low actual addiction rates. Most of it's in the mind.
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I dated a sex addict once. I have no complaints.
Well if you are thinking long term and perhaps a family with him, the weed wouldn't be a problem but the coke definitely would. The kids would end up resenting a crack head father.

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Original post by em211997
Well if you are thinking long term and perhaps a family with him, the weed wouldn't be a problem but the coke definitely would. The kids would end up resenting a crack head father.


I agree, although let's not confuse coke with crack.
I'm surprised no-one thinks smoking 6 joints a day is a problem! Doing anything that often is a bit excessive, no?
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How long have you been seeing each other?
Original post by frankieboy
I agree, although let's not confuse coke with crack.

my apologies i just love saying crackhead:biggrin: coke is dangerous to have in the family home also, god forbid a child to witness their parent taking these drugs.
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I really don't understand why any self respecting female would reject the mirade of males attracted to her at the expense of such a clearly inferior male. He's clearly got poor judgement in trying drugs that are known to be addictive.
Original post by Rakas21
I really don't understand why any self respecting female would reject the mirade of males attracted to her at the expense of such a clearly inferior male. He's clearly got poor judgement in trying drugs that are known to be addictive.


Only one of those drugs is really addictive, namely coke, and even that just mentally. The others are a mental habit at most. You judging him as ''inferior'' is simply misguided and supercilious.

Original post by em211997
my apologies i just love saying crackhead:biggrin: coke is dangerous to have in the family home also, god forbid a child to witness their parent taking these drugs.


I agree. Coke is a bit of a toxic substance to have lying around. Also the nature of the effects can be a bit iffy sometimes.

In answer to the OP's original question - I've dated girls that were workaholics, and girls that did recreational drugs, and girls that drank a lot. Give me the recreational drug users anyday. The other two were nightmares. I do draw the line at cokehead though.
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He probably won't change if you don't like it now why put yourself through the torment of later years. Dump him before you get sucked in and end up on drugs yourself.
Original post by Paladian
He probably won't change if you don't like it now why put yourself through the torment of later years. Dump him before you get sucked in and end up on drugs yourself.


How is she going to end up on drugs herself? She has her own brain, no?
Original post by frankieboy
How is she going to end up on drugs herself? She has her own brain, no?


Being entangled with a drug user it becomes very tempting to become one yourself.
Original post by Paladian
Being entangled with a drug user it becomes very tempting to become one yourself.


That's not been my experience. I always did what I wanted to do and let the girl do what she wanted to do. If the OP starts doing these drugs regularly, she obviously has her own issues which need addressing. If someone does drugs simply because their partner does them, that is veering into stupidity somewhat.
Original post by frankieboy
That's not been my experience. I always did what I wanted to do and let the girl do what she wanted to do. If the OP starts doing these drugs regularly, she obviously has her own issues which need addressing. If someone does drugs simply because their partner does them, that is veering into stupidity somewhat.


For a culmination of reasons it can happen to anybody. But going out with a drug user does make it more likely that you'll do drugs.
Original post by frankieboy
The weed I wouldn't worry sooooooo much about for now, although doing class A's on a daily basis is a bit worrying.

The one to worry about addiction-wise out of those three is coke. Even then it's only really mental, but it is a fiendish mental addiction.

Everyone is addicted to something. Whether it be religion, work, violence, TV, alcohol, etc. - some things are worse than others.

At least he isn't an alcoholic or heroin addict - that would be a no brainer, I'd say get out. But it sounds like he's caning recreational drugs through a sense of boredom, and possibly spiritual emptiness. A lot of people grow out of this stage.

TBH he probably isn't as addicted as you or he think he is - unless he's doing coke every day. Weed and MDMA have pretty low actual addiction rates. Most of it's in the mind.



doing MDMA even weekly for a month or two could mess you up for years
Original post by ringspun
doing MDMA even weekly for a month or two could mess you up for years


Not really. Unless you were doing loads each time. Doing it four times in a row, possibly eight, with a week inbetween each time I doubt will mess you up for years. Same goes for coke.

Would admittedly take a short while for things to balance once you stop though.

The most dangerous thing IMHO with both of these drugs is once you do them so regularly that your brain makes an association between them and socialising etc. - so you keep doing them, thinking you can't socialise etc. properly without them. Then you are in dangerous territory of long term habits forming.
My first ex was a sex addict and was addicted to gambling/casinos in general
Original post by frankieboy
Not really. Unless you were doing loads each time. Doing it four times in a row, possibly eight, with a week inbetween each time I doubt will mess you up for years. Same goes for coke.

Would admittedly take a short while for things to balance once you stop though.

The most dangerous thing IMHO with both of these drugs is once you do them so regularly that your brain makes an association between them and socialising etc. - so you keep doing them, thinking you can't socialise etc. properly without them. Then you are in dangerous territory of long term habits forming.


And you're drawing this information from statistical facts?
Original post by High Stakes
And you're drawing this information from statistical facts?


No.

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