gambling and divorce

[laijsica]

is there a connection between gambling and divorce rate?

Research from the National Gambling Impact Study Commission and the Gambling Impact and Behavior Study indicates that divorce rates for those dealing with gambling issues are estimated to be around 40% for problem gamblers and approximately 54% for pathological gamblers.

i think the moment we hide our gambling habits from our partners that is the moment we will get in trouble because that is when trust crumbles and when you get in trouble in gambling and have to tell your partner you will be surprising them

not to mention some people also spend money from money that both the partners contributed in

so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

Of course gambling has the power to break up a marriage or family. However, with some good advice and intelligence, everything can be saved. For example, if we share our gambling habits with our family and husband and wife, then it is certainly possible to gamble while maintaining a good relationship. For example, I have shared my gambling with my family and my wife. My family knows about my gambling and everyone knows that I am only participating in sports betting for entertainment. In this case, I am 100% sure that there will never be any trouble with my wife. Moreover, there will be no talk about it in my family because everyone knows that I am using gambling for entertainment and participating with a very small amount of money.

In every instance there will be a negative impact on gambling addicts. If you are a rich gambler then the impact may be less. Most gamblers are addicted to gambling and it immediately spreads to the family. Those poor gamblers want to back up the family through gambling because they are weak in income.

Not all family members will agree with the advice you have given. Those conservative families who dislike gambling are because they have seen many addicted gamblers lose their wealth. In a family, working women or housewives are more calculating than you compared to men. They mostly try to refrain from risky activities that waste money or have a high chance of losing.

I think gambling should be a personal matter gambling in moderation and continue gambling so that you can continue to have fun and meet the daily needs of the family without any negative consequences.

[NewRanger]

I think gambling should be a personal matter gambling in moderation and continue gambling so that you can continue to have fun and meet the daily needs of the family without any negative consequences.

I completely agree with your assumption that these items shouldn't be used as the primary means of supporting a family or as a primary source of income. There's certainly some enjoyment involved, but as you said, these games can quickly impoverish someone if they have limited capital and aren't skilled.

Enjoyment, of course, varies and can come from various sources, but in this case, it should be personal, and only we can experience the rewards, whether we win or lose. In my opinion, fulfill your primary needs first, and then, if you're more likely to enjoy yourself responsibly.

[junder]

That's true, when a partner is even aware of it in the early time, they could be there to help the person when the situation of addiction occurs, but the partner is not even aware that their man is a gambling and then it gets to a point of addiction, it is going to make some women want to leave at that point because they can't bear it, only some that will agree to stay and fight for the problem to be solved.

You're right. If we talk about it from the start, we might be able to negotiate or discuss it properly to find a solution. But once we're already caught with an addiction, it's highly unlikely our partner will accept it. A spontaneous decision is more likely, with a greater chance of leaving. Therefore, being open is one of the behaviors that can help a relationship survive; hiding secrets only fuels the fire.

[Mindyspace]

Maintaining transparency in your relationship is essential, especially when it comes to financial decisions. Sharing your choices with your partner, including regarding betting, helps build trust and avoid conflict. Therefore, it's crucial to know how to balance your finances with the entertainment of betting, ensuring that leisure time doesn't compromise your relationship's stability.

[nullama]

Gambling itself is something that should be done privately but if it is moderate there is no need to hide it from your spouse. People feel the need to hide their gambling activities from their spouse once they know that they are addicted to it. Hiding such a problem from your loved ones can be very difficult because it is capable of ruining you down not only physically or emotionally but mentality As well

I think gambling can, and maybe should, be done socially...

I say this because I reckon there are more chances to become addicted if there is no one around you that you know.

If someone is isolated, then it's easier to just continue in negative behaviors, as there's no feedback.

[rodskee]

I think gambling should be a personal matter gambling in moderation and continue gambling so that you can continue to have fun and meet the daily needs of the family without any negative consequences.

I completely agree with your assumption that these items shouldn't be used as the primary means of supporting a family or as a primary source of income. There's certainly some enjoyment involved, but as you said, these games can quickly impoverish someone if they have limited capital and aren't skilled.

even those who got lucky in lottery found a way to invest their money or at least to sustain it and that is one smart way to take advantage of gambling wins but not depending on it too much because they know that gambling is not sustainable source of income

Enjoyment, of course, varies and can come from various sources, but in this case, it should be personal, and only we can experience the rewards, whether we win or lose. In my opinion, fulfill your primary needs first, and then, if you're more likely to enjoy yourself responsibly.

this applies to everywhere not just gambling we should put primary needs first to ensure our survival and safety before luxuries

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Maintaining transparency in your relationship is essential, especially when it comes to financial decisions. Sharing your choices with your partner, including regarding betting, helps build trust and avoid conflict. Therefore, it's crucial to know how to balance your finances with the entertainment of betting, ensuring that leisure time doesn't compromise your relationship's stability.

That's very correct, I wonder why some people likes to hide such kind of lifestyle from their partner, whether they are too ashamed to talk about it or they are afraid not to lose their partner but what ever reason they have, I think the best decision will be to talk about it so that the problem doesn't get out of hands when the secret is finally let out. I don't see any reason why I should hid my choic of gambling from my partner.

[danherbias07]

Maintaining transparency in your relationship is essential, especially when it comes to financial decisions. Sharing your choices with your partner, including regarding betting, helps build trust and avoid conflict. Therefore, it's crucial to know how to balance your finances with the entertainment of betting, ensuring that leisure time doesn't compromise your relationship's stability.

I agree with that. We cannot do everything solo after we get married or we have a life partner that we want to spend the rest of our lives with. They should know everything to keep the trust healthy. Even the darkest gambling habit that we have, they must know because they will also be affected by our decisions.

I have always told my wife about my winnings, although I keep to myself the losses because I don't really spend much that would affect our budget. Up until now, I still do the same, and we have never had a fight when it comes to money.

[eisen33]

I agree with that. We cannot do everything solo after we get married or we have a life partner that we want to spend the rest of our lives with. They should know everything to keep the trust healthy. Even the darkest gambling habit that we have, they must know because they will also be affected by our decisions.

I have always told my wife about my winnings, although I keep to myself the losses because I don't really spend much that would affect our budget. Up until now, I still do the same, and we have never had a fight when it comes to money.

You may know everything about your partner, but over time people change, and sometimes in a relationship they behave differently when unpleasant situations occur. For example, if one of them loses a lot of money for some reason, they might want to hide it. I agree that this can harm the relationship, but on the other hand, it might be done to protect from stress, and if they can fix it, it won’t affect the family budget in any way. I believe that a family should have open relationships, but we know that in life things can turn out differently.

[bubilas]

It seems to me that if an addicted gambler cannot be motivated to quit gambling by the fact that he is about to lose his family, then big questions arise about his perception of the world and moral values.
Because there is no greater value in the world than the well-being of children and their calm and confident future, which, of course, should be provided by their parents, in particular their father, who, instead of losing money, should earn it.

[Fredomago]

I think gambling should be a personal matter gambling in moderation and continue gambling so that you can continue to have fun and meet the daily needs of the family without any negative consequences.

I completely agree with your assumption that these items shouldn't be used as the primary means of supporting a family or as a primary source of income. There's certainly some enjoyment involved, but as you said, these games can quickly impoverish someone if they have limited capital and aren't skilled.

Enjoyment, of course, varies and can come from various sources, but in this case, it should be personal, and only we can experience the rewards, whether we win or lose. In my opinion, fulfill your primary needs first, and then, if you're more likely to enjoy yourself responsibly.

If you managed to fill your responsibilities then use only spare amount of money will allow you to enjoy and be entertained, though if you exceed there's a chance that you may messed up with your finances, and most of the time that's a reason where relationship also messed up, to the point that it can be the reason of getting divorce.

Best to balance your time and your money and make sure not to treat gambling as source of income, it's risky and can ruined a life.

[Woodie]

When you say gambling and divorce are connected,  then we are simply saying that  the common  factor here is money 💰,  and for anybody married, you know that you need money to keep the relationship going for all the basic needs to sorted, if this is missing it also means the wife isn't being taken care of and with time if gambling is involved and no profits made..that simply means the basic necessities aren't met and  the love won't be just there...

[Fuso.hp]

The situation can be like this many times, we may not be able to understand this issue well from the stage we are in, but those who have faced this situation know that these things can happen due to gambling. Suppose a person got married and had a child in his family, everything was fine until then, but then that person got involved in gambling and gradually he became addicted to gambling. After that, he did not fulfill his family responsibilities as before, due to which that person's family faced many problems financially. When the wife tries to convince the addicted gambler in many ways that you should come out of this addiction or take responsibility for your family, when the gambler and his wife argue about this issue, only then can the two decide to divorce due to the unrest in the family.

I think a gambler should not be so addicted to gambling that the addiction can completely ruin his family life.
First we have to be responsible, then we have to move forward with our gambling, only then can we keep everything in order and continue gambling.

[Kavelj22]

If they cannot fix that problem and don't talk about it. The relationship is at risk and likely to get separated. But even if the other one is a gambler, they can have a setup wherein the gambler can continue to do it but with limit. Everything can be done in talks if they have to do it. For as long as they understand each other and there's a limit to how much one can gamble to, it should work fine.

Theoretically, this is a nice approach, but is this what happen in real life!? I don't think so. It's always a debate on whose wrong and whose right. The gambler partner argue that this is his right to chose the way he prefer to entertain as long he fulfill all his missions as a family member. And the other partner also argue that this is a risky practice that can develop to be a pathological habit even he practice it with moderation. Sometimes it reaches an end even before without the family life get harmed.

[Makus]

That's true, when a partner is even aware of it in the early time, they could be there to help the person when the situation of addiction occurs, but the partner is not even aware that their man is a gambling and then it gets to a point of addiction, it is going to make some women want to leave at that point because they can't bear it, only some that will agree to stay and fight for the problem to be solved.

You're right. If we talk about it from the start, we might be able to negotiate or discuss it properly to find a solution. But once we're already caught with an addiction, it's highly unlikely our partner will accept it. A spontaneous decision is more likely, with a greater chance of leaving. Therefore, being open is one of the behaviors that can help a relationship survive; hiding secrets only fuels the fire.

Addicting is the most dreadful part of gambling, and the reason mots people hate gambling, if your friend or relatives peradventure fall into addiction then you'll understand how difficult  it to have an addicted gambler around because of all their thoughts are chanelled to how they can play and won huge. But the worse part is they never admit that they are doing the wrong thing and that Is why they keep doing it, even when you advise them to stop, it seem they've found something very unique unknown to them that it's just a trap

[imamusma]

When you say gambling and divorce are connected,  then we are simply saying that  the common  factor here is money 💰,  and for anybody married, you know that you need money to keep the relationship going for all the basic needs to sorted, if this is missing it also means the wife isn't being taken care of and with time if gambling is involved and no profits made..that simply means the basic necessities aren't met and  the love won't be just there...

That's true, every gambler should set their priorities well, so that gambling doesn't destroy their household. I imagine if that happened, the children would be the most disadvantaged. So, be wise in managing your gambling budget, don't prioritize personal ego to enjoy entertainment while neglecting more important obligations.

[Asiska02]

i think the moment we hide our gambling habits from our partners that is the moment we will get in trouble because that is when trust crumbles and when you get in trouble in gambling and have to tell your partner you will be surprising them

not to mention some people also spend money from money that both the partners contributed in

so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

If your gambling is under strict control and you’re not gambling aimlessly, there is no need to tell anyone about your gambling habits, not even your spouse. I feel gambling is like a personal thing to you that you don’t need to tell everyone that you’re into it.

In a case where your spouse will get involved should be when you’re not gambling with a proper risk management, spending your money without control and has started affecting your finances and also causing you emotional problems. You can confide in your spouse and just maybe they could help relieve you of the addiction.

Your partner being so addicted to gambling can lead to divorce if you can’t afford to manage him like that, especially when he can’t provide as he should to the household and his addiction and spending on gambling keeps increasing and doesn’t like who will change.

[topbitcoin]

I think gambling should be a personal matter gambling in moderation and continue gambling so that you can continue to have fun and meet the daily needs of the family without any negative consequences.

Ideally, that is how it should be, but sometimes the treatment and expectations we want do not quite work out as originally intended, especially in the context of gambling. We always hope to be able to set reasonable limits on gambling, but in the end, what happens is sometimes beyond our expectations, which can make the situation difficult.

We know that if the ideal conditions for gambling were as you described, there would certainly be no gambling addicts because we would all be aware of what we should do. However, the opposite is true today, with many people still struggling with gambling issues, indicating that the ideal conditions for gambling in moderation and knowing our limits do not align with our expectations.

[nelson4lov]

If you're going to go into lifetime partnership with a spouse, then it's ideal to share lifestyle habits with them such that if these are habits that you'd need help and support breaking out of, then they can help. Otherwise you'd just be shooting yourself in the foot by hiding details like that. Even though the habit haven't become a net-negative affair, it's still a wise call to let them know because marriages should be about full transparency.

[_BlackStar]

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I think gambling can, and maybe should, be done socially...

I say this because I reckon there are more chances to become addicted if there is no one around you that you know.

If someone is isolated, then it's easier to just continue in negative behaviors, as there's no feedback.

Involving others in a problem may not be entirely justified - but sometimes the advice of others can change the situation for the better. In cases where the effects of gambling can lead to separation from a partner - some people divorce due to aggressive behavior and other unpleasant behaviors, advice from those closest to them can help improve the situation. I think it depends on how a person deals with problems - social environment can sometimes help and sometimes it can be the beginning of a person's downfall.