do your mate show more interest in something else other than you...

United States
June 12, 2009 9:07am CST
the relationship is fallin apart due to my mate putting all his/her time in smoking cigarettes and drinking...i almost died 3 years ago due to second hand smoke... i have real bad asthma ever since i was a child and never grew out of it....the doc's said if i ever get sick again with asthma they were going to take my nasal cavitiy out,put me on hellium/oxygen for life and prescribe me with hepa filter masks.....so i started working out hard rebuilding my lungs....never know i might not make the next asthma attack....i have 6 children that i have to be here for...dont wanna workout and he has asthma also,waking up coughing and wheezing..drinking before he eats or tends to personal hygiene......i can go on and on....
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@Citychic (4067)
• United States
13 Jun 09
Do you mate show more interest in something other than you? Hello, it sounds like you might need to put some distance between you and your smoking mate. I think they all start finding other interest once they are married, they figure, I got the girl that I wanted now I can find other quest and challenges. You must look out for your health friend, first and foremost and also pray that God will take the asthma completely away from you. I've heard of a similar story with a guy that had asthma and he no longer have attacks, he even started smoking. So God totally healed him then he started smoking. Hopefully both you and he will always have good health but chance of that happening gets even slimmer when a person starts to smoke. Best of luck to you and your children............
• United States
13 Jun 09
I sorry to hear that, I'm glad you are tring to get better for your kids and hope your husband those the same. My husband loves fast cars, his brother is in a car club were they get together about 3 or 4 times a week just raice. So my husband would actually go with his brother most of the time. When we go out he would always talk about cars if we are watching TV he would be also talking about cars actually most of the time he eould talk about cars. It bothers me because he would go out 9pm and get back 11pm or 3am and most of teh time iot would be around 2am or 3am. I told him that he was not single anymore to been out like if nothig mattered and that he had a wife a kids to attend to but he just gets mad. I know that there are hobbies but putting aside the family to be out with the friends 3 or 4 days in a week is just to mutch for me.
• United States
12 Jun 09
He has interest in other things but i wouldnt say he likes them things more than myself. However i knew what his interest was before we ever got together 2 years ago and he loves doing it. But i understand thats something he likes to do and i respect it and sometimes yes its annoying BUT thats who he is and im sure sometimes my interest annoys him as well. But in your cause you made the chioce to get with a smoker that was your OWN fault on that part. However going outside to smoke wouldnt hurt either or not smoking around you wouldnt hurt. Buthey everyone has issues in a relationship weather they admit to it or not.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
12 Jun 09
It sounds like your mate has at least two addictions going on. In that case, people only "care" about getting whatever it is they're addicted to. I know it must be hard with six children, but when my mate became a true danger to my very life, I had to leave. It was the best thing, next to having my precious daughters, that I have ever done. There is help available should you decide to leave and raise your children alone. I wish you all the best in this difficult situation! Karen
@mimiang (3760)
• Philippines
13 Jun 09
your friend should be sensible enough about what is hurting the relationship
• United States
12 Jun 09
My honey loves his xbox. so much so that he play it when ever he is home. I do understand that we don have much money to go out but we useto watch movies together and spend real qt time and now with him finally finding a job all his free time is playing the game sleep or at work. I think i just willhave to find other things to focus on also.
@Jezebella (1446)
• United States
12 Jun 09
My boyfriend does show interest in other things, but I wouldn't say that it is things that would tear our relationship apart or anything. He has interests and that is fine. He does smoke but if I as him to not smoke around me he doesn't. He would go for a walk or something so that I wouldn't have to be around the smoke. I had an ex that wouldn't give me a call when I was diagnosed with cancer. Needless to say I kicked his butt to the curb.