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Battlingaddictionis a very serious challenge.
So, the support of your social circle can be invaluable.
Having said that, there are practical limits.
The world usually doesnt work that way.
One anonymous womanopened upabout how she and her roommate got into a massive argument.
This happened because she got into arelationshipwith a man who was a recovering alcoholic.
The reality is that some people completely change their character when they date someone new.
Lets get to grips with a few simple things right off the bat.
Setting some other questions aside for a moment, its a very nice thing to do.
It also would have been kind if the author of the post had done the same.
The fact that her roommate tried to force her to make the lifestyle change is the main issue.
Having to overhaul your lifestyle because your roommate recently started dating someone with a serious issue is unfair.
So, her opinion on whether or not she can drink wine on weekends is perfectly valid.
And, frankly, hers is the deciding vote.
Or they could go back to his place.
It feels like the roommate got insulted on her boyfriends behalf.
Meanwhile, for all we know, he might not have seen the situation as a problem at all.
Otherwise, he probably would have spoken up.
The odds are that he realized he has no right bossing someone else around in their own home.
When we get into a relationship, it does mean that we have to make some sort of compromises.
), it indicates that there might be some underlying issues withconfidenceand self-esteem.
If they cannot like you for you, then you should move on.
Having to put on a metaphorical mask just to be accepted is unhealthy.
As Forbes writes,excessive people-pleasingcan jeopardize relationships.
This is because the person compromises their core values just to be accepted by others.
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