Lyndsey Rudolpha month agoWhen we got married seven years ago, my husband wasn’t a regular marijuana user, or at least I wasn’t aware of it. Now that we live in a state where it’s legal, he’s high every day. He frequently uses a vape pen before work, and while we bike instead of drive, our job isn’t low-risk, which makes me nervous. After work, he consumes about 35mg of edibles, then bikes to buy a joint. Whatever he purchases, including entire packs of edibles, is gone within a day. This constant usage makes it hard to have meaningful conversations with him, whether about our relationship or the business he manages on the side. Emotional intimacy is also strained because of this. On the rare occasions when I catch him sober—usually during his morning coffee before he gets high—he’s angry, defensive, and unreceptive to any conversation about our needs or responsibilities. It’s frustrating because he’s complacent while high but unmotivated and unhelpful, leaving me to handle most things alone. I approach him kindly when I need help, but I’m worried he’s burned out or has depleted his own dopamine. I don’t know how to address this anymore.130
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