Dear Queenie,
My husband likes to gamble and it is causing us some real money problems. We both have good jobs, but oftentimes he gambles away so much money that we don’t have enough to pay our bills and buy groceries and fix things that need fixing in our house.
Queenie, I don’t want to leave him, but what can I do to preserve our marriage?—Fed-up wife
Dear Wife,
Your husband is an addict, He is addicted to gambling and until he understands this and gets help for it your problems will continue. Keep your money in separate accounts so that he cannot have access to the money you need to run the household and pay your bills.
There is an organisation called Gam-Anon (gam-anon.org) that can give you more information and support in dealing with your husband’s problem.
