I Don't Know How to Break from My Alcoholic Boyfriend

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🗓️ 5 November 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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I Don't Know How to Break from My Alcoholic Boyfriend - Mark has been in a relationship with a drunk for the past 12 years, and he's looking for advice on how to move on. - Dr. Laura: "If you want a change for the better, you must be willing to endure the discomfort of change." - What good things came from leaving a bad relationship? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:58.8	I'm having an issue. I have been in a relationship for about 12 years. We own a house together.
1:10.0	I'm trying to let the relationship go. We're not married, but we do own a house together.
1:14.0	The issue is alcohol on his side. I don't know what to do. He's also a very dependent person.
1:22.4	So I still love him and care about him, but it's the alcohol. I can't deal. I can't handle that
1:30.2	anymore. I don't know what to do. Yes, you do. Of course you know what to do. You're not stupid.
1:40.5	Okay, I don't know how to do it. Yes, you do. You're not stupid.
1:47.6	Keep trying. You'll get to the key point. Go ahead. Keep trying.
1:54.6	I don't know how to let go. We have fought so much. It's like... No, no, no, no. First,
2:03.9	it's I don't know what to do. Then it's I don't know how to do what I know what to do.
2:08.0	Now it's I'm uncomfortable making a change in my life. So I'm thinking of making a change in my life.
2:14.9	I'm uncomfortable, but between now and dead, this is not how I want to live my life. So you've got
2:21.2	to weigh like two hands out there. One has the extricating yourself from an unhealthy relationship
2:29.0	that's not going to go anywhere good and the transition it would take to change my life. You have to
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