I don't mean to be a downer, but please be very careful. Actually - what I want to write is RUN. You can do better.
my X is still actively gambling...and basically blew through 1/2 of his retirement and an inheiretance from his father in one year....his gambling also cost him huge penalty with the IRS for early withdrawals of the $$$. he has 3 mortgages on a little condo he bought in 1983 that should have been paid off years ago.
i let him live with me before I knew any of this...i begged him to stop and see what he was doingto his life...after 4 years I realized that any stable life with this man would be impossible...and i loved him dearly...but i was supporting him while he pi$$ed away everything...