Lost the woman I thought I would marry over gambling
I am 25 soon to be 26. I have had a gambling problem for the last couple of years, with some periods involving me losing everything I had. I’ve also been in a relationship for the last 2 and a half years where I genuinely believed she was the one that I would spend the rest of my life with. Throughout our relationship, I have made promises to her that I’d stop gambling. I’ve seen these promises through for a while (2 periods I was able to stop gambling for months), but eventually I would always get right back to it. She would always forgive me for gambling and trusted me that I would stop someday. Recently I swore on her life that I would stop gambling for bare minimum a month and she caught me gambling behind her back and left me. I’m sure she has more reasonings than that but this is what sealed the deal. Everyone always talks about how much money they’ve lost through this addiction but there’s also the part of letting people down and losing the ones who mattered the most. I have to live the rest of my life knowing I lost the one I loved the most because I couldn’t stop gambling for a mere month. To anyone trying to stop, please do. It’s not worth it in the end. You’ll lose everything that matters.