I am going to a gam-anin meeting next monday. Sis inlaw and two friends are also going and possibly her mother.
All family and friends are on board to help her. W knows nothing about any of this. Hopefully gam-anon will provide tools and advice on how to support her positively.
I know that at least 50% or more of our relationship problems are because of her lying and frivolous spending and gambling.
When we get along, we get along great and are true best friends. When we are no getting along it's harsh and ugly.
Right now it's all her, she is the one being harsh, hostile, cold and not wanting to be friends. I am acting as if and trying to be happy and positive at all times regardless of what she says or does. (very hard!)
The guy I talked to at gam-anon said based on his experience that she sounds like she is near a crash point. He recommended I and family go to a meeting or two and then use the tools they provide to try and get her to go to a meeting.
The older couple we are friends with did call me last night and mentioned she was talking to them. She told them she really appreciated that I brought her money over and she said that "we were not friends to each other right now." They asked well why not? and she said "because its going to take her a while to get over everything that happened in the past." They said "well how is he now and what does the past have to do with now?" and she just said "he's great and I'm glad he has helped himself, but it's going to take me a while to get over all of this" and then she changed the subject.
I am taking that conversation as a positive sign. She is the one who called them to talk about me.
- Scott
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