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vancodre posted an update 5 years, 5 months ago
My wife and I gamble together and we are co-dependent. Our gambling addiction overshadows everything in our lives. We are not sure which course we should take to try to stop. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Just an observation and some suggestions. Obviously you two believe you enjoy gambling together. So you enjoy each other’s company. Doing something as a couple. There is a ton of things you can find to do together as a couple. Take some cooking classes together. Some art classes together. Home improvement classes together. How to better your finances classes together. Wood working classes. Become movie snobs together. Or restaurant snobs. Research new restaurants every week and see which one you are going to try. Figure out how much you are spending on gambling and spend it on a nice dinner instead. Make it a nice experience. Where you enjoy each other’s company have drinks (if you drink) appetizers dessert. If you say you can’t afford it. You can. You have been affording gambling. Try venturing out to different cities to do this. Do it for breakfast too. Just a few suggestions. I hope that helps.
Hello JBear and thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. Here is how things play out for us. My wife and I ‘reward’ ourselves for a week’s hard work, housework, home projects etc with a trip to the casino. Within a very short time we are ‘in the zone’ and dumping hundreds of dollars that should be going to pay our credit card bills. We used to be able to go for fun and even make it a date night but for the last couple of years we have become total slot zombies. I will NEVER be able to retire if we continue down this path. We think your suggestion of staying home and trying new recipes is excellent and could work for us. WE WILL TRY THIS! At this point we are paying only the minimum on our credit card bills in order to have gambling money. THIS HAS TO STOP!