Originally Posted by
keepinon 
In my opinion with someone in active addiction you can have a very limited relationship.It will not be a 2 way street, you will not get emotional fufillment as they are unable to give it.There may be brief fashes of kindness or emapthy that we cling to, but that's it.
I am experiencing this almost everyday now and I am mentally and emotionally drained, how weird considering the lack of fulfillment. How can one be drained when there is lack of what you crave