Dannys last bet was two years ago.
But I still think about gambling addiction, and the anxieties and worries it digs up, every day and probably always will.
I think about how my fiancs addiction has cost me more than money but my story is not one of doom, and fortunately Danny (not his real name, by the way) is in recovery now.
I was nave about gambling when we met. Occasionally I would get lottery tickets and I bet on the Grand National a few times, but that was it.
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On our second date, Danny told me that he had previously had problems with gambling; hed ended up getting into debt but had wiped it off through a debt relief order and didnt do it anymore. At the time I appreciated that openness and honesty, but in hindsig…
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