I have been seeing a guy for the past 9 months. We met at work, he was the one asking me out… We went out in Dec, everything started quite rosy. Though i did not know about his history with weed and his failure of relationship with his son’s Mum. I do not know the bottom line, but he started smoking pot in January.He used to before that, but said he hadn’t touched it for about a year. Before that he would drink a bottle of Champagne most nights, and i began to notice after he changed his behaviour and was getting pissed till he was unconscious.. He doesn’t look like the decadent type..he doesnt look or dress like it. He lives in a plain 1 bed flat.
We have had on an off arguments, down to his behaviour. Although we make up and things are rosy again, until the next time we arrange to meet, he suddenly does a disappearing act, or completly try’s to avoid me. We make plans to do something on a Friday night, come Friday he’s calling me in the morning to tell me he wants to take a rain-check, as he has had late nights every night.. and wants to be on his own and shut himself out. I was so mad as we arranged to go for sushi, and the day before he was all for it. He does this to me every time.. it’s not once or twice. I figure out it is the Marijuana, and i don’t know if he is still in love with his ex, or i guess depressed by her. He even told me once he sometimes wishes he could “shag her. But says he is not in love, but she is the mother of his child. This upset me, not the fact he may want to be back with her, but for actually telling me. Although i keep trying to understand, and be on his side. As I know he said he has been going through a tough time. I think he doesn’t know how to move on.. He said he was going through a Mid Life crisis.
Since he cancelled me this Friday, i have not called him back or text. I was upset and at the time. So i said to him “suit yourself!”.. and i put the phone down. I had urges to text him how annoyed i was but i didn’t.
I have cooled down. And have had thoughts, that yes he is addicted to his Marijuana..obviously as he does it every night. He even left last Saturday morning to fly to Amsterdam, to bring some back. He was so keen as if he knew what he was doing. I don’t know if i want to see him any more.. although i can’t help care for him and worry. I wish I could help him, to help him get better. Though i know perhaps me trying to help will probably make him smoke more!
The unfortunate thing is i have loving feelings for him. Although one moment we’re fine and just seeing each other, kissing, making love etc… Then the next, he turns into this person i cannot understand. He told me he lost his laptop this week.. he does things when he is really out of it or stressed going through a manic period, like park his car in town, and forgets he parked it and walks home..
He said he is manic depressed, to me, this is why i feel sorry for him too and i haven’t just dumped him like any other guy. Though i love him.. but he always makes excuses, which are not normal. It seems normal tasks are such a struggle and he is all stressed..
He is also going to do Ayahusca in a couple of months. He has thought about it for a long time - to heal himself. He knows he has to sometime. But he is not willing to move on or make a change except feel sorry for himself. He has done for years as he broke up 7 years ago.
Please help or any kind advise would be useful..How can i help him? or should i just “stuff” him and never see him again..or move on. As for me i kinda miss his company when we have got on well..even though im ready to move away from him after all the excuses he makes the same reasons.. excuses for not texting, not seeing my call. Even last Friday night, we went for dinner and we were dancing with other couples to the guy singing in the restaurant.??!!??
I was happy to just see him, nothing to serious.. we were just seeing each other, but i got to know him, especially i have known him for nearly 2 years now as we worked at the same office. Now i have changed job. To be honest, because i couldn’t face being upset seeing him every day at work, with his behaviour.. especially he going hot one day then cold and hidden the next.