My new man is an EX meth addict…what to do?

Question by Ashley G: My new man is an EX meth addict…what to do?
I am dating a new man, and he is a former Meth addidct. I have not done drugs like that and NEVER plan to. He talks about his “old life” all the time to try to impress me, and it bothers me that he still might think its fun, interesting or that it might be game. Its not, and its disgusting.
He used to live in Texas and to rid himself of the same friends and the ‘circle’ of friends he had he came to SD. He hangs out with his cousin who is his BFF and his cousin does some drugs and thinks its cool and recreational.
I do not like his cousin, he is overweight, does not have a car that runs (has had grandparents buy him 4 + cars, he takes them apart and doesn’t finish them), he is totally compulsive, (thats why I mentioned the overweight thing), he is lazy can’t hold a job. Has bad hygiene and is a threat to my mans recovery I think. He is so compulsive that I think he could cause my guy to get back into what he was doing.
I also think my man could be plaing up his involvement with the drugs, but I’ll take him for his word when he talks about him because I don’t know that part of his life.

His dad also does the drug and has already caused him to slip up 2 months after he got out of treatment.
So I don’t want him seeing his pop. I just feel like he should steer clear of all of those people in his life…

Should I leave this up to him, can I say something without sounding like his mother… I am worried about him, and I want him to succeed but I don’t want to be his Probation officer too.

He is a sweet man, has a lot to offer, but he is gullible, and will do whatever anyone tells him.

What can I say to let him know how I feel??
Should I be telling him who he can and cannot hang out with?

Should I introduce him to my friends and have him start up with them to create better people for him to sorround himself with?

When he drinks too he doesn’t know when to cut himself off.

I’m almost staying because I’m worried for him and want to make sure he does OK, but I did make sure he knows that if he does it and relapses I’m gone.

I’ll help the best I can.

Best answer:

Answer by William K
Dump this loser as fast as you possibly can and don’t look back.

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