New to dating an alcoholic...also pregnant.

[Bacon]

Ok, so...

I met a guy in June. He had lost his job at a seafood restaurant and was unemployed, but who isn't nowadays? We share a lot of the same friends, music, interests, food favorites, etc. He has a beautiful daughter that he loves a whole bunch (her mom has custody but he sees her everyday). She's three weeks older than my son (they're both 2 1/2). Him being a good daddy was the main selling point for me; he's also really really gorgeous.

We hung out and started sleeping together for a couple weeks. He went to jail for a couple weeks and I realized how much I missed him (jail was for probation, he drank too close to a pee test.) He missed me too, and we started dating the day he got out. He moved in the next day (mid July).

Everything was great for about a month. Then we started bickering and gradually it turned into fighting a lot. We still had a lot of good times everyday, don't get me wrong, but less as time went on. I started realizing who he was and he started realizing that I didn't approve basically. Turned out he's an anarchist, never wants to pay taxes, wants to grow pot (legally) for a living, and basically lives day to day with no regard for the future. The job he did have was one of few in his life and he got fired for drinking. He also started drinking again around this time, though always stopping long enough to pass his **** test. He's been an alcoholic since his dad died, maybe 12 years ago. He's 28 now. He's on probation for two old manufacturing of marijuana felonies, a felony coersion, and some other things (can't remember). Coersion was against his kid's mom.

I found out I was pregnant (early September) and we really started fighting. I broke up with him telling him that I didn't want the kind of future he had to offer. We got back together, broke up a total of five times (each about a week apart), last one was the only one to last more than a day. This last breakup, he really freaked out. Still lived with me at first because he had nowhere to go. He started getting really drunk a lot, smoking pot at his friends house (I don't smoke pot or do drugs), he threatened suicide one day, and he kept coming home and starting fights. Kept saying that "s--t is gonna keep getting worse and worse unless you just stop this s--t and take me back". I started staying away from my house because I didn't think it was a good environment for my son. I'd come home after my boy fell asleep so I could put him in his bed in his room. Then I'd spend the evening waiting and wondering if it was going to be a bad night.

Last big fight was the worst. He was drunk, I kept telling him to go to sleep (it was 1:30 am). He started saying "Shut your f--king mouth c--t" over and over again. I went to text my roommate to ask if he could come home, and before I could, he threatened to break my phone. Told him I'd call the cops if he tried. He said I had to call the cops now because I had threatened to. I said I didn't want to. He dialed 911 on his phone (but didn't hit send) and said if I didn't do it, then he would. I asked him what he would even say and he said he'd tell them I hit him (which I hadn't). So I called the cops. He left, cops didn't find him, but his po did say that we are not allowed to date now and he's not allowed to live with me. He's off probation next November.

He started telling me that he's "embarrassed and ashamed" of himself, he's really really sorry, he doesn't deserve me, he's gonna get a job, no more drinking/pot, he's gonna show me he can be a good man to me, that he wants his family back, he'll never find anyone like me, he wants to get married, etc. Called everyday (from jail) to say he loves me, he's sorry, and that he hopes he can be forgiven someday. The way he put it to me was that he's realized that I matter more than anything in his life and so it's not a problem to give up the things he used to care about. He said he was scared of falling in love again so he started pushing me away so that I couldn't hurt him and that it was wrong. He also said that he let his own insecurities kill his judgement. I love the idea of how he says he feels now, but I don't have a lot of faith in people being able to change so much. My friends called it 'jail talk'.

He got out and cut his hair/beard to show that he was making an effort but continues to drink/smoke pot and hasn't looked for work. His po told him when he got out that he had decided to place a no contact order between us (his po thinks he is an abusive type). He is exremely depressed now and drinks every day again, despite weekly pee tests with his po. His explanation is that he's too sad and heartbroken because he wants me back and that's why he's drinking. We still talk every day and to be honest I'm in love with him. He's my best friend and we are having a child. I've never dated anyone who treated me bad or had an addiction problem before though. He treats me like a queen now and tells me everyday that he wants me to be his wife and that he's sorry he messed things up and that he'll always be a good man to me. He's been treating me good for a month now. I told him that I love him but I'm not even willing to date him right now so I can't marry him and that I need to work on myself while he works on himself (I got laid off in June and I'm pregnant, my problems are not addiction/recovery).

He also went back to jail for failing his pee test again. He just went on Monday and won't be out until after New Years. He cried and apologized for messing up again and said that it wasn't worth it and he's afraid to lose me while he's in jail. He kept trying to get me to say that nothing would change while he's gone, but I told him I didn't want to make him feel secure about it. I don't want to date anyone else and I'm not going to; I'm just tired of him going to jail. I'm taking the three weeks he's in jail as time to step outside of the situation and try to figure out what to do/where to go with the situation and with myself. Can we have a happy life and family together? Our baby is due in May 2010; it's his first son. I love him a lot; I'm also aware that we just started all this 6 months ago. Help? Sorry it's so long.

[suki44883]

Not sure what you are asking, but the past six months are a preview of what your life will continue to be like if you keep taking him back. He sounds very unstable and doesn't really have anything at all to offer you or a child. At this point, your efforts should be geared toward taking care of yourself and your unborn child. Let him take care of himself. You cannot fix him.

[Bacon]

Originally Posted by suki44883

Not sure what you are asking, but the past six months are a preview of what your life will continue to be like if you keep taking him back. He sounds very unstable and doesn't really have anything at all to offer you or a child. At this point, your efforts should be geared toward taking care of yourself and your unborn child. Let him take care of himself. You cannot fix him.

I guess my question is, how do you know when to give up on someone? Is there ever a way to know that they are truly on their own path to change or if they are just pretending? What motivates an alcoholic to quit? I don't want to give up on him if there's a chance that he's going to stop.

I know I can't fix him; no one can make someone do something. If I tried to force him, he would probably drink more. I just know that sometimes people finally get to the point in life where they stop on their own and they succeed. I would think that if anything would make him want to change his life, it would be losing his family if he didn't.

When I broke up with him, I explained that his lifestyle was not okay with me and that I didn't want my kids or myself to live like that. He promised to quit drinking and I told him that would be great and maybe we could get back together someday, but that only time would show where things were going to end up. I would work on myself and he could do the same if he chose, and hopefully we would end up in a place where we could share that life. I'm going to start college after the baby is born and have been trying to clarify what my life goals are and what I need to do to get there. I'll be okay. I just love him and we could have a good life together.

[Stereosteveo]

I would say go to Al-anon.
Welcome to Al-Anon and Alateen

[isurvived]

IF you have any life goals of your own - you ought to seriously run the other direction.

He's a good daddy? How so? Let's see... he's a drunk, he's deceptive, he's abusive (language you mentioned), he's in and out of jail, unemployed frequently. He's handsome???? If Brad Pitt himself had all these qualities you mentioned above... even he'd be ugly in time!

WHY do you feel a need to be with this man? What does he have to offer you? Really? What?

Excuse me for being blunt, but he sounds like a first-class arse to me.

You need to ask yourself "IS THIS WHAT I WANT FOR MY LIFE?"

[Bernadette]

I don't want to give up on him if there's a chance that he's going to stop.

A chance?

There's always a chance he's going to stop.

And then there is a chance he will start again.

And then there's always a chance he will stop again.

And so on and so on....

There is no way for you to know or predict.

So where does that leave you?

Just right here right now. You can only make decisions based on what he has shown you in the past and on his daily actions. So today was he working a program of recovery and not drinking and smoking drugs? Did he go to work today and did he make use of healthy outlets for his stress, like exercise or some hobby or hanging out with sober friends or other healthy habits that one day your child will grow up to learn and imitate?

I would think that if anything would make him want to change his life, it would be losing his family if he didn't.

We all thought/think that about our alcoholic loved ones. But again, there is no universal reason why addicts quit and change their lives. Their choices are as individual as they are. Some people lose their families and their livelihoods and their health and they still keep drinking - so there is no way to know. And when I put myself into the position of thinking "I should be enough...or me and my kids should be enough....or my love should be enough.... etc" then I am giving away my power to another person and will end up feeling really low when they don't "choose" me but choose their addiction instead. I wasn't wise enough for many years to not take their choices and behavior personally.

It wasn't until I got into AlAnon that I realized I should never take an alcoholic's drinking personally. They aren't doing it to me- they are just doing what alcoholics do. And what alcoholics do is very unhealthy and toxic to be around, especially for children. Because there is no real love or respect when addiction is in the picture. There can't be. Ask an alcoholic, they have no love or respect for themselves and they cannot give what they do not have.

Have you checked out the stickies at the top of the first page of this forum? specially the "CLassic Reading" stickie? You'll find some great stuff in there!


He also went back to jail for failing his pee test again. He just went on Monday and won't be out until after New Years. He cried and apologized for messing up again and said that it wasn't worth it and he's afraid to lose me while he's in jail.

Boy he really didn't make the effort did he? He seems to have a very different destiny than you who is sober, looking into college, and about to spend some thoughtful time meditating on your own life. I hope you can put all your energy into making your own dreams come true - that will be the best example and energy for your child!! I've always found that when I focus on me and my own problems and leave other people to clean up their own side of the street- life gets a whole lot clearer and better!

I don;t wait around for alcoholics to change anymore. I just go ahead and change myself...and they will do as they choose to do.

Glad you found SR! Stick around!

peace-
b

[Jadmack25]

If you want a lifetime of, "if only thoughts" and misery for both you and your unborn child, then stick with him. If you have dreams, goals and want a real life, then get the hell out of his way. Putting yourself thru this sort of hell is one thing, but putting a child thru what has so far been abusive chaos is cruelty.

Please let this man find his own way without you or a child to complicate the situation, for all your sakes.

God bless

[suki44883]

Spend some time reading the posts of others who have been in your situation. Each of them also loved their addict and wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. Some got out fairly quickly, but others hung on, hoping against hope that their addict would see the light. You can read their experiences to see what could be your future. He is going to do whatever he is going to do. You are wise to take care of yourself and your unborn child.

[Kittyboo]

Bluntness is often incredibly hard to hear, but I totally agree with Isurvived.

If you reread what you wrote, it's really all spelled out there for you.
You say you "COULD have a good life together." The key word there is could. Everyone has the possibility of having a good life together, but he is nowhere near being able to offer you the FANTASY that you have in your head about the life you want with him.

Now by fantasy I don't mean to put you down. We all do it and have done it, we hold on to that shred of hope, the IDEA of who the person we love could be, their POTENTIAL. All of this blinds us against who they are TODAY and NOW.

Let's say he does want to get sober, and he seriously means it...... even with that, you should not be open to a relationship with him for atleast ONE YEAR AFTER HIS SOBRIETY starts.

I know and understand how the thought of him not even in your life probably makes your heart ache. But for your sake, and your precious baby's sake, you should really consider making concrete plans for your life without depending on him.
I understand wanting to find answeres to questions about making a relationship work with someone who's drinking......about asking do they change......does he really love me.......
IMO, those are all questions of hope. It's not that it's not ok to have hope, but I think they make you cling to something that is unhealthy and will ultimately destroy every ounce of your being.

At this point, with this man's track record, the questions I would start asking are "Why do I feel like this is ALL I deserve in a relationship?"....."What about the drama of this relationship keeps me holding on?"

Be really good to yourself right now. And read read read. This is an amazing place for support, and you will find so many people who have been down the SAME road you are now on, who would look back and wish they had known then what they know now, and who would have taken a different turn.
There are great sticky threads at the top of the forum, one is labeled "Classic Reading", it's one of my favs. It's got tons of info about alcoholics, and relationships with them. It's very eye opening.
And have no misconceptions, it is what life with an alcoholic is REALLY like.

Big HUGS.

[Bacon]

Originally Posted by isurvived

WHY do you feel a need to be with this man? What does he have to offer you? Really? What?

I've thought about this a lot. From reading around the forums, I've identified with having codependent tendencies.

I was with a man for five years, and it was good. He left me a month after the wedding for a girl he hadn't seen in 8 years. I had gotten pregnant on the honeymoon; we found out days after he left. I was left feeling insecure and alone; the breakup had come out of nowhere. My son was born and had a tumor in his head and related problems. He is fixed now but went through two neurosurgeries as an infant. During that time, I attached myself to what I now see as an emotionally abusive man. He broke it off, and I was depressed and had low self-esteem. I then had a one year relationship with another emotionally distant and self-absorbed man.

I feel better now but I know that I still have insecurity issues. I'm not ugly, but I'm not an attractive girl, and I am overweight. I used to sleep with men too soon. I'm a single mom and got laid off, and now I'm pregnant and unemployed for the first time in 12 years. I've got social anxiety and only have two close friends. One lives out of state now and the other is an alcoholic with a busy life. As I become aware of my emotional issues, I am trying to fix them, for myself and my son(s).

I haven't learned the codes for what to call people, but my alcoholic baby's dad is the first man in three years who has loved me. He has helped me rebuild my sense of self-worth and self-respect, and he is so good to me since we broke up. He makes me feel wanted and treasured for who I am. He talks so good; it's hard to want to end it with a man who provides for me emotionally the way I've always wanted. I really feel like he loves me the way he says he does. I don't know if that's how addicts are though?

[Carol Star]

Don't listen to what he says. Watch his actions. I don't think this is good for your 2 1/2 yr. old either. You will always be second to the drugs and drink.

[Bacon]

Originally Posted by Kittyboo

Bluntness is often incredibly hard to hear, but I totally agree with Isurvived.

You can all feel free to be as blunt as you want. I truly appreciate your advice; it's what I came here for and I am thankful to all of you. I am not going to get hurt feelings; I'm aware that you are taking time out to help me and being realistic will make for better advice than trying to tiptoe around my emotions. :o)

I just want to be happy. I wish he didn't have problems. He's a great man when he's sober but his thoughts and feelings don't match his actions.

[Dreamer42long]

One thing that you will discover about this forum is that we who support and love each other frequently say things that may be considered "tough love." My response is similar to those who have posted before me. I apologize in advance for my responses, but I say these things with love....

Originally Posted by Bacon

We hung out and started sleeping together for a couple weeks. He went to jail for a couple weeks and I realized how much I missed him

His first visit to jail would have been my "Get out of here now!" moment.

Originally Posted by Bacon

Turned out he's an anarchist, never wants to pay taxes, wants to grow pot (legally) for a living, and basically lives day to day with no regard for the future. The job he did have was one of few in his life and he got fired for drinking.

...sounds like a carbon copy of my ABF. At one point, he even told me that he was thinking about applying for food stamps so he could get free food! (Hey buddy how about getting a real job?) I blew up at him so bad that day, I couldn't see straight! "Free food?!?," I said. "Who do you think pays for that food? Hard-working taxpayers DO!!!!" Thankfully he "changed his mind."

Originally Posted by Bacon

He started telling me that he's "embarrassed and ashamed" of himself, he's really really sorry, he doesn't deserve me, he's gonna get a job, no more drinking/pot, he's gonna show me he can be a good man to me, that he wants his family back, he'll never find anyone like me, he wants to get married, etc. Called everyday (from jail) to say he loves me, he's sorry, and that he hopes he can be forgiven someday. The way he put it to me was that he's realized that I matter more than anything in his life and so it's not a problem to give up the things he used to care about. He said he was scared of falling in love again so he started pushing me away so that I couldn't hurt him and that it was wrong. He also said that he let his own insecurities kill his judgement.

Blah, blah, blah.... We've all heard these same words before and I gotta tell you, I'm no saint either. I fell for them every time.

Have you heard these yet? "Now I have a reason to quit. You." "There's so much more at stake now, I gotta quit or I'll lose you."

.....I'm still waiting........

Originally Posted by Bacon

He got out and cut his hair/beard to show that he was making an effort but continues to drink/smoke pot and hasn't looked for work.

Getting a hair cut does not a recovering alcoholic make. It's only a hair cut. My ABF gave himself many, many haircuts during the heights of a full-blown binge to the point where we would all shreak in horror when he finally came down from his binge. "What the F#$* did you do to yourself?!?!?!?" Naturally, he ALWAYS responded like it was totally planned and totally the kind of haircut he wanted....

Originally Posted by Bacon

"s--t is gonna keep getting worse and worse unless you just stop this s--t and take me back."

He's too sad and heartbroken because he wants me back and that's why he's drinking."

I think you are rationalizing. It's nice to think that someone is sooo upset because they are not with you. It's kind of an ego boost. I used to feel the same way. But the truth is that it won't be long before he starts saying things like, "You are a pain in the A$$, and that's why I drink. I wouldn't drink if you weren't so (fill-in-the-blank)...."

I could go on Bacon, but the truth is that YOU need to NOT be around him. If he really wants to quit, then only his actions will tell you if he means what he says.

When it comes to an alcoholic words mean nothing. They will tell you exactly what they think you want to hear. And if you keep going back to him, you will prove his point and nothing will ever change.

Please keep posting. We are all concerned about you and your child and soon-to-be son.

Be well....

[tjp613]

run fast!!!!!!!!!

[Mariposa18]

You and your children deserve better. Please, find some help and realize you are worth more than this Man could ever give you.

Take Care Sweetie~

[Pelican]

He went to jail for a couple weeks and I realized how much I missed him (jail was for probation, he drank too close to a pee test.)

I'm sorry but he did not go to jail because he forgot to stay sober 24 hours before a pee test. He went to jail because he is not supposed to drink at all while on probation. None. Zero.

His only sober periods are the times sobriety is forced upon him from a jail cell. He is an alcoholic and he is doing what alcoholics do: drink too much.

Alcohol is his idol and he worships daily at it's throne.

Hi, I'm known as Pelican and I'm a recovering alcoholic. I too worshipped alcohol and my life revolved around my next drunk. I was more concerned about my next escape into the bottom of a bottle than my marriage, my husband, my children, my home and my job. No one understood me. I had this and that as my history. I justified my drinking due to my "terminal uniqueness".

Throughout my active addiction I needed someone in my life to make it all okay. The outbursts, the hangovers, the remorse, the guilt, the shame, the depression, etc. I wanted someone to hold me and tell me they still loved me and cared about me. I would do and say anything to keep that person in my life. I was married to an active alcoholic. My partner was doing the same thing. Saying and doing anything to keep me in the relationship. It was manipulation. It was a crazy cycle of abuse.

Today, I am recovering my alcohol addiction. I am recovering from being married to an active alcoholic. I am recovering from ending the relationship with my alcoholic. I am also recovering from my codependency.

Meetings (alanon), SR, self-help books, therapy and counseling are all excellent sources of support for recovery. I use most of those myself.

You have found a wonderful source of support for yourself here at SR. Please reach out for support here and in your community. You are worth the effort!

[suki44883]

He's a great man when he's sober...

How many times have we read that here on this board? Most of them are great when they are sober. Unfortunately, if he was sober often enough, you wouldn't be here looking for answers. This man has nothing to offer you. He has no reason to change if you keep taking him back and giving him more chances. Everyone who has responded has said pretty much the same thing. You need to concentrate on YOU and your children and leave him to figure out his own life. There are much worse things than not having a man in your life. You and your children deserve more.

[husbandofacoa]

So he's got no job, he's a drunk and he is in and out of jail.

What is it that you get out of this relationship?

[bookwyrm]

I can empathise with the low self esteem and feeling unlovable. Coming here and reading the posts (have you read through the sticky posts at the top of the forum? Lost of good information there!) helped me see things much more clearly. Looking back, my STBXAH (soon to be X alcoholic husband) seemed to help me with my self esteem - but only in a very manipulative way. I was so vulnerable to his manipulation.

Now, I'm trying to build my own self esteem from within. I believe that if I can love and respect me then I can build my own self esteem that will be much stronger than if I'm relying on someone else for it. I have had counselling, which helped me a lot. Lots of people here have been helped by and recommend Al Anon. If you can, find a copy of the book Co Dependant No More by Melody Beattie. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Please take care of you. You describe such a chaotic life with this man - you really do deserve so much better!

(((hugs)))

[KeepPedaling]

Originally Posted by tjp613

run fast!!!!!!!!!

[naive]

hi bacon-

i add my vote to the "run, and run fast" away from this man.

why not consider blocking his phone number while he is in jail and take those 3 weeks to focus on yourself?

it will be very difficult to think straight with his constant phone calls pledging undying love.

bacon, alcoholics who aren't in recovery get worse and worse. it is a progressive disease.

i am also concerned about his tendency to abuse that he has already shown. "Shut your f--king mouth c--t" over and over again" is abuse. plus, he tried to break your cell phone. my concern is next, he will attack you. please pay attention to his PO, who said he feels he might have a tendency towards violence. i would imagine that the PO has access to his previous actions before the 6 months you've been dating...i would pay attention to his warning. your man might have a previous record that you are unaware of, but the PO officer knows.

mine was verbally abusive, then started breaking things. then apologized and said it was the drink. then he graduated from breaking things to throwing things. then he started attacking me and things became really crazy.

i'm not saying yours is the same as mine, but i see many warning signals in your note, which make me feel to caution you.

i resisted for a long time going "no contact" (which means no contact whatsoever with your man...no phone calls...no texting...no face-to-face meetings) but i really wish i had done so sooner.

you can block the number he calls from on your phone or you can get a new number. that will accomplish two things:

1. give you time away from his quacking to recover from what has happned.
2. it sends a clear message to him that you are serious

welcome and i hope you keep posting. educate yourself on the disease of alcoholism, so that you understand his games/lies/manipulation/quacking and can see it for what it is.

naive

[TakingCharge999]

Hi bacon,

What he has done is called verbal abuse. And it is a cycle because they hurt you badly, then apologize to make you believe 'it will be ok in the future'. Then they hurt you again. Then they lie again.. and only you can break the destructive cycle.

Please think about the lessons taught to your son... he is learning it is normal to treat a woman that way. When he grows up he most probably start abusing you, girlfriends, his wife. His daughters. Will you have the right to be surprised?

The decisions you take now are far reaching. Are you going to allow history repeat itself or are you willing to be a factor of change and healing?

[nodaybut2day]

hi Bacon....as a young mom of a 17 month little girl who JUST left her ex-con XAH after 5 years of verbal/emotional abuse, crying, begging, pleading, reasoning, raging, bargaining for the drinking, drug use/sale, and lying to stop....I understand completely.

I too had terribly low self-esteem. I thought so little of myself that I let myself get caught up in a polygamist sex group, passed around from guy to guy, because I thought I didn't deserve love. Every previous relationship I'd had was with someone who abused me in some way. After a time, I came to believe that I couldn't make a relationship work so the only love I could get was through sex.

I spent 2 long and painful years working as a stripper, completely supporting my then-husband and his son. This man was also an anarchist, a REBEL...had never worked a job in his life, had only mooched off girlfriends, his parents and the system...had no ID, had a criminal record in the USA for embezzlement and was a parole violator...oh and, he was a "great dad" to his two sons (from two different mothers). I too got snagged by the "Misunderstood Misfit Single Dad Who Only Needs the Love of a Good Woman to Straighten Out". I fell for it HARD. YUCK.

He also made me feel like I was worth something. I felt that he helped my self-esteem, but in reality, he was just using me and manipulating me. We also had a wonderful "honeymoon" period were everything was great and it was "us against the world".

And then things started to fall apart. Promises were made and broken. And made and broken. And made and broken. I cried a lot. Wondered if I could "save" him, or "change" him.

I hung on for 5 years. I was real stubborn

After my daughter was born...I realized I couldn't let her learn that it was ok for a man to behave this way with his wife, and with his family.

I'd like to tell you to "RUN" and "SAVE YOUR CHILD", but I think you'll make your decision when you are ready, when you feel that you have had enough.

Please go to Al-Anon. Please keep reading the stickies on the board. Please post as often as you want or need. We're here for you. Many of us have been where you have been.

Turn the focus away from this man, what he does, what he says, what he may or may not promise, and focus on yourself and your unborn child. What do you want in life? What makes you happy?

I'm so glad you found SR. The people here are awesome.

[NYC_Chick]

A man that calls you a c$&@ does not love or respect you. That is all manipulation to keep you in his life for his own selfish reasons.

I think you need to ask yourself why this kind of behavior is acceptable to you. Also, think about what kind of life you want for this baby. It will get worse before it gets better.

Hugs! Keep posting : )

[Ives]

Originally Posted by Bacon

I guess my question is, how do you know when to give up on someone? Is there ever a way to know that they are truly on their own path to change or if they are just pretending? What motivates an alcoholic to quit? I don't want to give up on him if there's a chance that he's going to stop.

I know I can't fix him; no one can make someone do something. If I tried to force him, he would probably drink more. I just know that sometimes people finally get to the point in life where they stop on their own and they succeed. I would think that if anything would make him want to change his life, it would be losing his family if he didn't.

When I broke up with him, I explained that his lifestyle was not okay with me and that I didn't want my kids or myself to live like that. He promised to quit drinking and I told him that would be great and maybe we could get back together someday, but that only time would show where things were going to end up. I would work on myself and he could do the same if he chose, and hopefully we would end up in a place where we could share that life. I'm going to start college after the baby is born and have been trying to clarify what my life goals are and what I need to do to get there. I'll be okay. I just love him and we could have a good life together.

Run for your life, Bacon.

Run for your life.

I can say that without hesitation.