Long Distance and Drinking Relationship

I'm a Junior at a university and have a hard time dealing with the fact that my boyfriend likes to party. Although he has promised to tone down his drinking problem for his and our sake, I still worry. He is an hour and a half away and when we are not together, I worry about him constantly. I can only hope he will make good decisions when we are apart. Just the other week after a party (he was buzzed, apparently) he fell asleep at the wheel and wrecked his car.

How can I cope with not thinking about him so often and worrying? He loves me, has left most of his old life behind and wants to be with me forever. I see him two times a month and when we are not together, he parties and drinks alot. I don't want to be his mother and tell him to stop drinking so excessively and to stop partying. I fear that absolute change can not happen when he surrounds himself with friends who literally party everyday- who have no job like he does. He is worth so much more as I always assure him.

When he moves into his apartment in August with his partying friend, they are going to have get-togethers/parties every weekend. How do I deal with this? I slave away every day and every weekend with two jobs and being a full-time student. It bothers me that I work so hard and yet his friends do nothing.

I forgot to mention that it's very hard on me because when he is out at parties, I have no choice but to stay home and do homework or study. My friends are away at other colleges, so I am ALWAYS alone. So I'm usually very lonely and always sick. I was placed on Anxiety medication. It's difficult to occupy my mind with other things but him. He is a wonderful companion, lover and boyfriend. I just need help in dealing with seeing how different we live our lives and how I can make things easier for myself.

Adren's picture

I would say, he's a big boy and knows what he is doing.. obviously you two are complete opposites.. some say opposites attract but it seems like his lifestyle is taking it's toll on you and with the amount of pressure and stress you are under with two jobs and school I don't think you need the added worries.. you can't ask him to change coz that never works.. a person has to change on their own but it appears as if he's in that stage in life where he and his friends are young and want to party all the time.. eventually they do grow out of it.. but it won't be sooner than you'd like.. if you love him stand by him and just ask him to let you know when he's going to bed or is home safe.. if it continues to take it's toll on you then maybe you should re-evaluate your relationship and see if it's the best one for you right now.. good luck.