Can Gambling affect your relationship?

[FanEagle]

I mean obviously it could if you are not careful with what you are talking about. That doesn't mean that it will, it just means that you could be getting to a serious point where it may not be all that easy. I think it should be pointed out that we are talking about relationships in one big brush but normally that is not the case and should be very important to note that down.

I personally believe that we should not be really doing anything that is generalizing every single relationship that way. While it may hurt some relationships, it may enhance some others, there must be some couples out there who gamble together, and having fun with it as well, whereas in some others people break up or even divorce because of gambling. Both of those cases must be true somewhere out there in the world, which means that both sides of the relationship should be aware what kind of person the other one is and act accordingly if they want to keep the relationship going.

[Orpichukwu]

When you are not a responsible gambler, you can face any form of challenge from your close friends, family, and even your spouse at home. Gambling addiction is a bad thing, and not everyone can bear staying with someone with such behaviour.
 
If you have a family and you are working, at the end of the day, the family knows that you will be paid, and they put their hope in you that you will bring home money that will be used to settle the family daily expenses fee, but you came home with the excuse that you branch out at the gambling shop to try out your luck and see if you can be able to multiply the money you have at hand. If you did this the first day, the complaints might be fewer.
 
You did the same thing the second time, but with a different story. The complaints will increase, and if you are not careful enough and don't stop such a habit, you are likely to lose your relationship at that instance because it could be clearly seen that there is nothing good that could come out of you and all you care about is gambling and nothing more, and no one wants to stay in such a home.

[South Park]

When you are not a responsible gambler, you can face any form of challenge from your close friends, family, and even your spouse at home. Gambling addiction is a bad thing, and not everyone can bear staying with someone with such behaviour.
 
If you have a family and you are working, at the end of the day, the family knows that you will be paid, and they put their hope in you that you will bring home money that will be used to settle the family daily expenses fee, but you came home with the excuse that you branch out at the gambling shop to try out your luck and see if you can be able to multiply the money you have at hand. If you did this the first day, the complaints might be fewer.
 
You did the same thing the second time, but with a different story. The complaints will increase, and if you are not careful enough and don't stop such a habit, you are likely to lose your relationship at that instance because it could be clearly seen that there is nothing good that could come out of you and all you care about is gambling and nothing more, and no one wants to stay in such a home.

Everyone makes mistakes and while losing money that was destined to pay for the goods and services your family needs is unforgivable, as long as this is an isolated event your family will easily forgive you as they know they are not perfect either, however if this is an event that keeps happening regardless of how much they love you such an attitude is not going to be tolerated for long, as such person is clearly failing their obligations as a partner and parent.

[Iroh]

Even if it's not  gamble related, I believe any relationship that has addiction involved there will certainly be a problem in it because the addicted spouse always tend to cause problem. A gambling addict is someone with poor thinking and this type of mind is not good if one wants to maintain a healthy relationship because a sound mind and respect is what every lady wants.

Respect and progress is what everyone spouse would want for herself and her family. Addiction to anything is bad and would obviously give a bad look on the family and a strain on it’s finances.
Someone with an addiction to gambling or other vices are weak minded and easily swayed by things around at the moment. Being hooked, it would be easy to overlook what repercussions would follow from their actions, and if married, this would definitely affect the marriage. Unless the spouse is an addict. Then they’re both screwed.

[Roseline492]

Gambling is one of the key problem relationships face. It is even worse when the gambler is not living up to his responsibilities as it becomes convenient for the partner to blame his woes on gambling.

Yeah truly in as much as gambling is very important to most people but to some persons relationship it has done more harm than good because of the way some persons gamble, there are some persons that could sell all there properties all in the name of gambling.

Although it all depends on the individual mindset about gambling because in as much as gambling may affect some relationship there are also others who gamble freely without coursing trouble to there marriage, so if a man should gamble Responsivelly I so no reason why it should affect there marriage.

[Essential10]

Gambling can have an immediate effect on family relationships, as it can cause internal problems and often breaks trust between family members. Problems such as loss of extra money, loss of social status etc. can arise during gambling, which can have a negative impact on family relationships. Moreover, when someone in a family loses extra money gambling and other family members find out, it can break down valuable family relationships. However, the circumstances of this problem may be different and the attitude and nature of each family may be different. Buying or playing gambling for your family members can become a public question, so it can be valuable when you are faced with such problems. That means it can vary from person to person and affect each person's life in different ways.

[HelliumZ]

Gambling can have an immediate effect on family relationships, as it can cause internal problems and often breaks trust between family members. Problems such as loss of extra money, loss of social status etc. can arise during gambling, which can have a negative impact on family relationships. Moreover, when someone in a family loses extra money gambling and other family members find out, it can break down valuable family relationships. However, the circumstances of this problem may be different and the attitude and nature of each family may be different. Buying or playing gambling for your family members can become a public question, so it can be valuable when you are faced with such problems. That means it can vary from person to person and affect each person's life in different ways.

There is logic in your words as most of the relationship breakups happen only because of the bad habits of the partners. A lack of self-confidence occurs especially in those who live together with families, affecting relationships the most, especially those in joint families. Moreover, quarrels arise between wives and children only because of gambling. Gambling is not only a social disorder but also aHas a major impact on the economic status of the family. Most of the relationships in our society are breaking up only because of bad habits like gambling, dowry and drug addiction. So to maintain a beautiful and smooth relationship, one must stay away from the bad social disorder called gambling.

[ethereumhunter]

Gambling can have an immediate effect on family relationships, as it can cause internal problems and often breaks trust between family members. Problems such as loss of extra money, loss of social status etc. can arise during gambling, which can have a negative impact on family relationships. Moreover, when someone in a family loses extra money gambling and other family members find out, it can break down valuable family relationships. However, the circumstances of this problem may be different and the attitude and nature of each family may be different. Buying or playing gambling for your family members can become a public question, so it can be valuable when you are faced with such problems. That means it can vary from person to person and affect each person's life in different ways.

The problem will arise if a gambler does not pay attention to himself when he is gambling. It will cause problem after problem that he may need to be made aware of. And if the problem becomes widespread, it will harm him and the people around him so their relationship will become bad. When someone gambles excessively, he can use money that should be used for his family. It will disrupt his family's financial position, and his family will not be able to meet his daily living needs. So if someone cannot be responsible with his gambling, he can damage his relationships with his family and also the people around him. This is what we have to realize as gamblers so that we don't gamble excessively, where we have to be able to avoid problems that our families can experience.

[TopTort777]

Not only gambling can affect relationships. A lot of people, when they find their second half, get married, they stop struggling, like its is a end of game, they have achieved everything, they can relax for the rest of the life. However, while in relationships, they must put twice more effort to keep them. To bad few realize it from the beginning, and few understand it when it is over. You can replace word gambling with anything, and the answer to OP question would be YES.

P.S. A lot of users here write their post in gambling's negative context. Like gambling can only affect negatively. But it can also make positive affect. How many couples were formed due to gambling. And getting married in Vegas is already a cultural cult. I urge people to stop equating gambling with only negative things.

[justdimin]

To bad (or not lol) I am already married First of all I would like to point on that gambling is not a problem for me, so this isnt a "possible gambling problem". I dont think that gambling addiction appears because of person gambles to much. It is more emotional and personal. One can become addicted after first bet, other can start and stop his gambling hobby for years. I am lucky to find woman that shares my vision of balance. We dont bother each other much and speak out every single possible problem or misunderstanding between. As long as gambling does not interfere family, I or my wife can freely gamble. As to balance things, I dont bother her on stuff like spending money on manicure or other cosmetic procedures. That is just her, that is non of my business. If she wants to do it, then she is free to do it, as long as this does not harm family or lives.

I think that's the deal, communication. If you can communicate with each other on what you like and what you do not like and both sides could come to an agreement that could work for both sides then it should be okay.

I mean I have seen people who are "married" and literally live at different cities, it was definitely a difficult thing there is no doubt about that but their jobs were on different places and they had to live like that, and it's not like just for a few months or years, it was 14 years before they finally got enough money to retire and do their own business together. They said it worked well for them because they would see each other once a week, sometimes once every two weeks, and even had problems where they couldn't see each other for over a month, but that kept the love going.

My point being is that as long as you can communicate, anything is possible and you can keep gambling if the other side is fine with the way you are gambling.

[South Park]

Gambling can have an immediate effect on family relationships, as it can cause internal problems and often breaks trust between family members. Problems such as loss of extra money, loss of social status etc. can arise during gambling, which can have a negative impact on family relationships. Moreover, when someone in a family loses extra money gambling and other family members find out, it can break down valuable family relationships. However, the circumstances of this problem may be different and the attitude and nature of each family may be different. Buying or playing gambling for your family members can become a public question, so it can be valuable when you are faced with such problems. That means it can vary from person to person and affect each person's life in different ways.

If I remember correctly the most common reason for a couple to divorce is for money related problems, and since gambling in excess can bring some economic problems then it is obvious the effects of gambling in a couple can be very significant, still if people treat gambling as they should and they only spend a little bit of money in it every single month, then I do not see why they could not gamble and their relationship will still remain the same.

[JahriMeayer]

Op, the answer of your question is "No"...Gambling doesn't effect that much on My relationship. Cause responsible gambler always gambling with limit and don't use to inject more and more money for recovery, that's the point. But I can't deny that behavioral change when sometimes we lost huge money in gambling! Its a common factor actually, a small win or small loss in gambling can change your mood instant. As i already clear about myself but its true that, gambling plays important role behind relationship. Irresponsible gambling could result dangerous, addicted gambling always face financial instabilities , emotional turmoil which make them change and make their mental health violence and thus many problem will start in relationships. Gamblers just need to make them responsible and manage the fund like 5-7% from monthly income might be right for allocate for gambling for entertainment

[slapper]

To bad (or not lol) I am already married First of all I would like to point on that gambling is not a problem for me, so this isnt a "possible gambling problem". I dont think that gambling addiction appears because of person gambles to much. It is more emotional and personal. One can become addicted after first bet, other can start and stop his gambling hobby for years. I am lucky to find woman that shares my vision of balance. We dont bother each other much and speak out every single possible problem or misunderstanding between. As long as gambling does not interfere family, I or my wife can freely gamble. As to balance things, I dont bother her on stuff like spending money on manicure or other cosmetic procedures. That is just her, that is non of my business. If she wants to do it, then she is free to do it, as long as this does not harm family or lives.

I think that's the deal, communication. If you can communicate with each other on what you like and what you do not like and both sides could come to an agreement that could work for both sides then it should be okay.

I mean I have seen people who are "married" and literally live at different cities, it was definitely a difficult thing there is no doubt about that but their jobs were on different places and they had to live like that, and it's not like just for a few months or years, it was 14 years before they finally got enough money to retire and do their own business together. They said it worked well for them because they would see each other once a week, sometimes once every two weeks, and even had problems where they couldn't see each other for over a month, but that kept the love going.

My point being is that as long as you can communicate, anything is possible and you can keep gambling if the other side is fine with the way you are gambling.

Talking it out in a relationship is important, whether you're together or apart. It's about "Hey, this is me, this is what I need, and what about you?" Two-way street, right? We must commit like poker players who read the table, recognize cues, and play our hands. You mentioned a couple in various cities: high-rollers? They gambled, yet they communicated, strategized, and succeeded for 14 years! That's love and life skill, not luck.

I’m not just talking cards and dice; I'm talking about the gamble we take in relationships. Communication is your secret weapon in this high-stakes game. You must know when to hold and fold in love and gambling. Gambling is fun! Rush, unpredictability, skill, and chance. Same with relationships. We always bet on each other, right? Risking, playing, winning, and learning. Smart play with heart and intellect in tune is key. Hit the jackpot in casinos and life that way

[o48o]

This is very much on point.

A gambler that is responsible to his duties and obligations will less likely have a problem regarding his gambling routine and to the people around him, and this includes his connection and relationship to the people important in his life. If someone is disciplined enough to practice moderate and responsible gambling, there will be no spouse that will complain and be irritated about the gambling practice. If the needs are being met at home, no wife will be a nagger and there will be no argument. So as easy as that, you should be responsible to your financial obligations to your family and to yourself so you will avoid trouble.

Additionally, you should practice allocating just enough time in gambling so you could have some spare for your family and friends for bonding and relaxation. Having enough time for your family will make them feel loved and cared for and if you lack hiving it to them, they will feel neglected resulting to negative effects to your relationship.

I agree with your opinions on this
When someone is gambling responsibly, I don't think gambling is going to have any negative effect in his relationship with his people around him because he's gonna be time conscious and also know the ideal time to gamble and when to give people around him the necessary attention they need.
It's a gamble addict that  will always dedicate all his time, resources and energy in gambling which in return will affect not just his relationship with people around him l but also with anyone that he's got business deals with. These are the reasons why every gambler have gamble responsibly.

Well that totally depends on your partner, as even if you are not addicted or losing too much, relationships have more people then ourselves that we do need to consider. And their values and opinions might not match ours in every issue.

But generally speaking, everything you do in life can affect all kinds of relationships in life, both in negative and positive way. And thing is, it depends on the relationship. Sometimes things that are casual to us, and we don't see any harm in them, are hard thing to accept by other half of that relationship. Then we need to talk and often compromise so we can be compatable enough to continue the relationship. But especially when it comes to addiction. May it be gambling, substances or anything really. It comes so many times before relationships. So, yes, it can strain them, or even end them.

Thing is, it's not the gambling that is doing that, but the addiction. Addiction can be towards anything people get hooked at. And people get hooked at various things.

[angrybirdy]

This is very much on point.

A gambler that is responsible to his duties and obligations will less likely have a problem regarding his gambling routine and to the people around him, and this includes his connection and relationship to the people important in his life. If someone is disciplined enough to practice moderate and responsible gambling, there will be no spouse that will complain and be irritated about the gambling practice. If the needs are being met at home, no wife will be a nagger and there will be no argument. So as easy as that, you should be responsible to your financial obligations to your family and to yourself so you will avoid trouble.

Additionally, you should practice allocating just enough time in gambling so you could have some spare for your family and friends for bonding and relaxation. Having enough time for your family will make them feel loved and cared for and if you lack hiving it to them, they will feel neglected resulting to negative effects to your relationship.

I agree with your opinions on this
When someone is gambling responsibly, I don't think gambling is going to have any negative effect in his relationship with his people around him because he's gonna be time conscious and also know the ideal time to gamble and when to give people around him the necessary attention they need.
It's a gamble addict that  will always dedicate all his time, resources and energy in gambling which in return will affect not just his relationship with people around him l but also with anyone that he's got business deals with. These are the reasons why every gambler have gamble responsibly.

Well that totally depends on your partner, as even if you are not addicted or losing too much, relationships have more people then ourselves that we do need to consider. And their values and opinions might not match ours in every issue.

But generally speaking, everything you do in life can affect all kinds of relationships in life, both in negative and positive way. And thing is, it depends on the relationship. Sometimes things that are casual to us, and we don't see any harm in them, are hard thing to accept by other half of that relationship. Then we need to talk and often compromise so we can be compatable enough to continue the relationship. But especially when it comes to addiction. May it be gambling, substances or anything really. It comes so many times before relationships. So, yes, it can strain them, or even end them.

Thing is, it's not the gambling that is doing that, but the addiction. Addiction can be towards anything people get hooked at. And people get hooked at various things.

It really depends on how you work out your relationship but major reasons of partner's misunderstanding is when one of their partner is involved in gambling activities, worst is being addicted into it. Disclaimer, there's nothing wrong in doing gambling but it's a different matter if your partner is already addicted to gambling and it affects your relationship especially when it comes to time and money. If a person doesn't want to take the negative effect of gambling, He should be responsible enough to avoid such trouble and disappointments from your partner and family.

[maydna]

It really depends on how you work out your relationship but major reasons of partner's misunderstanding is when one of their partner is involved in gambling activities, worst is being addicted into it. Disclaimer, there's nothing wrong in doing gambling but it's a different matter if your partner is already addicted to gambling and it affects your relationship especially when it comes to time and money. If a person doesn't want to take the negative effect of gambling, He should be responsible enough to avoid such trouble and disappointments from your partner and family.

Misunderstanding is something that often happens to many couples when they find out that their partner cannot control themselves in gambling, so they get angry and cannot control themselves until, finally, a fight occurs between them. If his partner is addicted to gambling, he must be able to get him out of gambling as soon as possible before things get worse and his partner cannot be helped anymore. This requires time, money, and sacrifice from him to immediately save his partner because otherwise, his partner cannot avoid even bigger problems that will disrupt their relationship.

We have to protect ourselves so that we don't lose control when gambling and can enjoy gambling as we should. But if we are worried about losing self-control, we better decide to really reduce our gambling activities until we finally stop gambling completely. It will be better for the couple because they have avoided bigger problems to build their relationship.

[junder]

Gambling can have an immediate effect on family relationships, as it can cause internal problems and often breaks trust between family members. Problems such as loss of extra money, loss of social status etc. can arise during gambling, which can have a negative impact on family relationships. Moreover, when someone in a family loses extra money gambling and other family members find out, it can break down valuable family relationships. However, the circumstances of this problem may be different and the attitude and nature of each family may be different. Buying or playing gambling for your family members can become a public question, so it can be valuable when you are faced with such problems. That means it can vary from person to person and affect each person's life in different ways.

If I remember correctly the most common reason for a couple to divorce is for money related problems, and since gambling in excess can bring some economic problems then it is obvious the effects of gambling in a couple can be very significant, still if people treat gambling as they should and they only spend a little bit of money in it every single month, then I do not see why they could not gamble and their relationship will still remain the same.

It is clear, money has a sensitive nature where a person can change because of losing money or having a lot of money. Gambling is of course clearly tied to money which is the main factor, and gambling that causes people to lose financially means this will have an impact on their relationship where maybe one of them will be annoyed because when their partner has money they prioritize gambling compared to their economic needs. what is clear is that they must fulfill it.

In my opinion, even though they gamble within a set budget, it doesn't rule out the possibility of them becoming addicted to gambling, because if they are addicted to gambling then a person can change their character and behavior and clearly the many losses they will get will cause them to lose a lot of money, and This is of course a serious problem where their economic needs will be disrupted or not met. I think gambling using bonus money from work is better, don't let gambling interfere with the money you need for your own life, because that will trigger problems with your partner because your daily needs will be affected and create a serious problem.

[Weawant]

Respect and progress is what everyone spouse would want for herself and her family. Addiction to anything is bad and would obviously give a bad look on the family and a strain on it’s finances.
Someone with an addiction to gambling or other vices are weak minded and easily swayed by things around at the moment. Being hooked, it would be easy to overlook what repercussions would follow from their actions, and if married, this would definitely affect the marriage. Unless the spouse is an addict. Then they’re both screwed.

Addiction to anything can definitely affect relationships especially when it's a romantic relationship, be it gambling addiction or addiction of some other kind, it always have a way of affecting most relationships because one partner will definitely not be fine with the addiction and will want the other to quit of course which isn't an easy thing to do.

The only time it will not really be a problem will be when both spouse happens to be sharing same addiction then they collectively enjoy it or want to look for a way to quit such habit, with gambling their financial life will definitely suffer at some point and this will get uncomfortable with either of them and that's where the problem sets in because the one addicted will always try to convince the other with the mindset that they have got hope of winning big some day meanwhile they are suffering in the mean time.

[leonair]

Respect and progress is what everyone spouse would want for herself and her family. Addiction to anything is bad and would obviously give a bad look on the family and a strain on it’s finances.
Someone with an addiction to gambling or other vices are weak minded and easily swayed by things around at the moment. Being hooked, it would be easy to overlook what repercussions would follow from their actions, and if married, this would definitely affect the marriage. Unless the spouse is an addict. Then they’re both screwed.

Addiction to anything can definitely affect relationships especially when it's a romantic relationship, be it gambling addiction or addiction of some other kind, it always have a way of affecting most relationships because one partner will definitely not be fine with the addiction and will want the other to quit of course which isn't an easy thing to do.

The only time it will not really be a problem will be when both spouse happens to be sharing same addiction then they collectively enjoy it or want to look for a way to quit such habit, with gambling their financial life will definitely suffer at some point and this will get uncomfortable with either of them and that's where the problem sets in because the one addicted will always try to convince the other with the mindset that they have got hope of winning big some day meanwhile they are suffering in the mean time.

Yes, addiction can lead to many bad experiences, especially for romantic relationships. A romantic relationship always demands a free and romantic time but a person who is addicted to gambling or any other addiction is always drowning in that addiction because of which he cannot give time to his loved one. In this way, his relationship is slowly destroyed. Gambling addiction has other effects on other relationships because gambling is considered a bad habit in society and people who gamble are hated.

[GigaBit]

It really depends on how you work out your relationship but major reasons of partner's misunderstanding is when one of their partner is involved in gambling activities, worst is being addicted into it. Disclaimer, there's nothing wrong in doing gambling but it's a different matter if your partner is already addicted to gambling and it affects your relationship especially when it comes to time and money. If a person doesn't want to take the negative effect of gambling, He should be responsible enough to avoid such trouble and disappointments from your partner and family.

There is no possibility of any problem if gambling is conducted normally. But the problem arises when a family member becomes an addicted gambler. An addicted gambler will fail to devote time to the family as needed. As a result, there will be a deficiency in the relationship between him and the family and there will be a possibility of breaking the relationship at some point. When the gambler focuses more on gambling then he will be more attracted and at some point he will face such problems. It is often seen that when a person is addicted to gambling, his family members do not want to believe him. Because they fail to act according to their promises.