Poker Addict 0 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Well definitely all the best of luck to you.Poker can most definitely be a form of gambling addiction and it takes a strong person to recognize that.GL!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
GWCGWC 83 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 If you go to GA meetings and listen to some testimonials, you'll find that you don't really have a gambling addiction but more of a poker habit. Listen to those people who've hit bottom and then re-asses your term addiction. Your wife sounds solid. I hope you find a new hobby that gives you pleasure. Link to post Share on other sites
Acid_Knight 2 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 If you go to GA meetings and listen to some testimonials, you'll find that you don't really have a gambling addiction but more of a poker habit. Listen to those people who've hit bottom and then re-asses your term addiction. Your wife sounds solid. I hope you find a new hobby that gives you pleasure.There are varying levels of addiction. Just because he hasn't let it totally consume/destroy his life doesn't mean that he doesn't have a problem that he should seek help for. He's just smarter/more fortunate than other people and is doing something about it before anything really really bad has happened... Link to post Share on other sites
ah2388 0 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 3) Stop trying to say others have worse problems. Yea, some people have lost more money than you. They are usually single, and in school or poker pros. They arent making posts saying 'zomg my wife is gonna bobbitt me what should i do'. This is your problem. Saying to your wife "i lost $2000, but someone on FCP lost $2001" isnt really gonna make the situation better, right?4) Don't ask for real life advice on FCP. We don't know you or your wife (well... insert jokes here... or insert something here... Or... well... yes), this is your situation. You know her, you know how she'll react to the truth, to a lie. You need to decide whats best for you, your wife, and your marriage. Not 100 poker playing strangers./thread Link to post Share on other sites
mtdesmoines 3 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I'm still going with the "dead" thing. Either that, or a great majority of his time is now being consumed by GA meetings, dishes and laundry. I don't think this was a joke. I have already contacted a gamblers anonymous group and will be meeting there to figure out why I got so over my head. ... Good luck sir. You can probably keep reading forums and stuff if you like since you'll still be learning without playing and it will leave you somewhat connected to the poker community if you like. But really, best of luck Seconded. Hasn't he been through enough?< chuckle > Link to post Share on other sites
gtycoon 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 All I'm going to say is I hope you work it out with your wife and it doesn't do any harm to your marriage. Best of luck to you! Link to post Share on other sites
sandwedge 30 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Good Luck to you. It sounds like things went as well as they could.and now a tongue-in-cheek suggestion:Come up with another hobby: GolfStart spending every Saturday and Sunday at the course. Get in a quick nine after work a couple of times a week, or at least stop by the driving range. Tell her your driver sucks, so you'll need the new $800 one you saw at the pro shop. Instead of Vegas, plan a trip to Pebble Beach. Plan on being home on 4 specific weekends, but spend the entire time glued to the tv watching the Masters, US Open, British Open, and the PGA.When she complains, tell her at least golf is a healthy habit (I don't think there's a golfaholics anonymous). Link to post Share on other sites
KramitDaToad 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I think I said this on Page 3.You think wrong Kemo Sabe Link to post Share on other sites
renaedawn 1 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Anticlimatic. Link to post Share on other sites
knoxxxy 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 "honey...i need to tell you........i have a gambling problem....i lost most of our money from that account, and i'm so sorry.......i admit i have a problem, and i'm going to fix it. Already i've signed up to get help, i will be attending one of the best gambling addict rehab centers in the world.....i'm going to go to vegas, they have the best help for gambling over there because thats where so many addicts are. I am going to vegas for you, and to make sure this never happens again"then go to vegas..win the money back, come back pretending u've been in rehab...gg Link to post Share on other sites
fornicator1 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 "honey...i need to tell you........i have a gambling problem....i lost most of our money from that account, and i'm so sorry.......i admit i have a problem, and i'm going to fix it. Already i've signed up to get help, i will be attending one of the best gambling addict rehab centers in the world.....i'm going to go to vegas, they have the best help for gambling over there because thats where so many addicts are. I am going to vegas for you, and to make sure this never happens again"then go to vegas..win the money back, come back pretending u've been in rehab...gggenius Link to post Share on other sites
knoxxxy 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 geniusyeah...and if he loses more money......say it was spent on the rehab.......thats what u'd expect from the best gambler anonymous clinic in the world...this plan was foolproof Link to post Share on other sites
freak2304 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 yeah...and if he loses more money......say it was spent on the rehab.......thats what u'd expect from the best gambler anonymous clinic in the world...this plan was foolproof FYP Link to post Share on other sites
knoxxxy 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 FYPi see what you did there Link to post Share on other sites
mtdesmoines 3 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 "honey...i need to tell you........i have a gambling problem....i lost most of our money from that account, and i'm so sorry.......i admit i have a problem, and i'm going to fix it. Already i've signed up to get help, i will be attending one of the best gambling addict rehab centers in the world.....i'm going to go to vegas, they have the best help for gambling over there because thats where so many addicts are. I am going to vegas for you, and to make sure this never happens again"then go to vegas..win the money back, come back pretending u've been in rehab...ggGetting treatment would cost more than the 1350 he spent on poker in two years. Link to post Share on other sites
tealsea 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Good Luck to you. It sounds like things went as well as they could.and now a tongue-in-cheek suggestion:Come up with another hobby: GolfStart spending every Saturday and Sunday at the course. Get in a quick nine after work a couple of times a week, or at least stop by the driving range. Tell her your driver sucks, so you'll need the new $800 one you saw at the pro shop. Instead of Vegas, plan a trip to Pebble Beach. Plan on being home on 4 specific weekends, but spend the entire time glued to the tv watching the Masters, US Open, British Open, and the PGA.When she complains, tell her at least golf is a healthy habit (I don't think there's a golfaholics anonymous).couldn't resist when i came across this Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 just saw this threaddamn...funny responsesOP...sorry bro...and least you can get a woman...take pride in that Link to post Share on other sites
finztotheleft 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I don't think that most people who said he has a gambling problem were referring to the fact that he lost 2 grand (and I KNOW I wasn't). It's about the fact that this dude was 1) playing with money that wasn't really his to gamble with in the first place. It would be one thing if he's using disposable income (entertainment money) to play a little poker. It's another to take money out of a joint school savings account behind your wife's back. 2) He'd lose his deposit (or most of it) then redeposit and gamble to try to win back the money he lost. When you're gambling to try to win back money you lost gambling, imo, that's the sign of a problem. Whether it's $5 or $50K, it's a problem when you're trying to cover gambling debts by gambling some more. That's where I see the OP having a problem. It has nothing to do with amount of money and everything to do with the surrounding circumstances.Most of us said that in our posts, but some people here do not have the best reading comprehension skills.Name: Lewis CashLocation: Bend, OregonHe has a blog. This is easy info.Just saying.....the guy in the news as being "the first pregnant man" is also from Bend, Oregon. There could be more to this story.....OK, here it is. This was not a joke, as badly as I wanted it to be.Best of luck OP in dealing with this Link to post Share on other sites
fornicator1 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 just saw this threaddamn...funny responsesOP...sorry bro...and least you can get a woman...take pride in thatI still think a pic of his wife would have made this thread complete. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I still think a pic of his wife would have made this thread complete.obv Link to post Share on other sites
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