30th time I have caught my husband stealing my pain meds!

I think most importantly, why are you asking strangers in an online weight loss forum what you should do with your husband/marriage? Seriously?!

There seems to be a trend here

My dad has severe back pain and is prescribed serious pain killers that he has to take on a daily basis every few hours to even function. I understand that, so for all the people who are calling you a drug addict, ignore them. You know better than that.

Do you still love your husband? Is it possible that before jumping to divorce, you could sit down and discuss the possibility of him going to therapy for his addiction?

Maybe it's just me, but I would want to exhaust every option possible before getting a divorce. You said you had kids, right? That's really hard on them. You will do whatever works for you in the end!

My husaband is a recovering addict. He was prescribed the meds because he was in chronic pain with his muscular dystrophy. Eventually he started abusing them. Amazingly, he's been off pain meds since 2007 when I told him I was going to divorce him if he didn't stop. He's still in pain, but not nearly as much as he convinced himself he was in when he was on pain meds.

Your husband is an addict. Addicts lie and steal. They only worry about their next high.

I think both of you need help.

I think most importantly, why are you asking strangers in an online weight loss forum what you should do with your husband/marriage? Seriously?!

Why are you so judgy? Sometimes an outside view of a situation is the most refreshing view of all. Get over yourself.

30 times??? How long will you need to be on these pills?

I think most importantly, why are you asking strangers in an online weight loss forum what you should do with your husband/marriage? Seriously?!

LOL, just thought the exact same.

30th Time. Ouch. Have you asked him about it? Are you sure it's him? How old are your kids? (Pain Meds are common drug to trade in schools now adays. If you kids are under Junior High then I'd say no worry with the kids. But 6th Grade up I'd look into them as well.). What is his excuse for them being gone?

You should have probably hid them the first time there were pills missing. But, that being said. If he's your husband, he's your husband for a reason. You love him. It's up to you, but if it were me I would give my man a chance. I would firstly prove that it was him (No one else in the house, kids are under the age of 12.) Then, I would research drug rehab programs. I would confront him and tell him he needs help and show him my research, give him options. These options would also include an ultimatum, Fix his problem or GTFO. But, I would give my man that chance instead of straight kick to the curb. But, only one. Because if he would keep sliding back into it after going to rehab and what not, then he clearly wouldn't love me or the kids enough to want to quit. That is what I would do.

Good Luck. I hope everything works out in your favor.

i just reallllllly hope you aren't a troll. Really.

Shouldn't you have caught on after the first, oh, 29 times at least?

Assuming you aren't trolling...

Your husband has an addiction issue, not a lying/stealing issue. Stop being a whining brat and try to get him some help ffs.


This is why I lose faith in humanity. People can't seem to deal with real life issues.

Dealing with "real life issues" in the moment is hard for everyone. Lying and stealing is just as much of an issue as the addiction, they are symptoms that put strain on the marriage and make it impossible to maintain trust-- a key component of any successful relationship.

Not really sure how her feelings of upset and helplessness in a time of personal trial makes you "lose faith in humanity".

She's finally realized that there is a huge problem in her relationship, and awareness is the first step to solving any problem. Whatever choices she makes are hers, and "right" and "wrong" are too subjective of words for what happens to bad relationships, but I'd say she's on the right track here.