Posted by:
lostinutah
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Date: January 23, 2011 10:07AM
Was going to put this in another thread (angry drunks) but instead would like to get your opinions on what to do.
I'm beginning to suspect my new housemate is an alcoholic. She's only 29, so she has a long time to damage herself if she is. Very sad. She's from a steelworking background in the midwest, a redneck, which is OK, but I'm a greener, but so far we get along fine.
I signed a 5 month lease to houseshare (took over another's lease) - I think I got myself into a bad situation, and I'd like to leave. She even told me she thinks she has a drinking problem. She works at the hospital and is responsible otherwise and a nice person, except when I find wine bottles around and she's being very dramatic, always over some guy.
I'm very quiet and considerate and I end up taking out the trash all the time and doing housework because she doesn't. But she's also not here a lot, so that's a good thing. I haven't had a roomie for a long time and maybe didn't research this very well, in retrospect, the woman I replaced told me all was great here, but I think she was trying to get herself out.
I'd like to move out, but I signed a lease and I have dogs, so it's hard to find anything. Thoughts and advice much appreciated. Ironically, she's also very religious (not Mormon) and keeps wanting to talk religion. As an atheist, I'm not interested and don't want to insult her or make her unhappy, I think her faith is all she has left, she sure hasn't got any self-respect or esteem. Lots of potential, though, but it's not my job to fix anyone but myself, which I work on daily. But I do try to encourage her and tell her she's a special person when I can.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/23/2011 10:25AM by lostinutah.