Well, he's made it really obvious that he wants to get high with me, drink with me, etc. etc. Part of me feels really bad declining him for no reason, and he really doesn't understand why I don't want to do anything regarding drugs and the like with him. I've told him that I just feel uncomfortable about it, but he doesn't understand why I feel like that and I don't really understand it enough to explain it to him.

I'm slightly afraid that this is eventually going to break us up. I know that he enjoys smoking and taking mushrooms with his friends, and I don't want to make him stop (I have asked him not to do it around me, and he sees that as me making him choose, but I try to tell him that I don't care if he does it, I just don't feel comfortable being around it...does that make sense?), but it's also not something I feel comfortable bringing into my life.

HELP! I don't know why I feel like this, and I want to be able to experience this with him, but at the same time I don't. I'm worried that I'll regret it and that me feeling like this will hinder our relationships. I need help being able to understand how I feel and why, and advice from others whom may have been in this position before and how they dealt with it.

Is it just as easy as communication? We tell each other what is on our minds, and I've told him that I'll be open with him if I ever change my mind and want to smoke with him or anything, but is that enough?

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He pretty much just figures that it's because I grew up with all the progoganda and the like, which is probably true, but I've also never really had a reason to do anything. It's never been a part of my life, and I've never been so intimate with someone whom had psychadelics play such a large role in their life.

It's just...confusing to me, and I'm not sure how to feel about it. It's just odd, I guess I can't really explain it.

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I don't know, maybe I'm just not asking the right questions? I just want to be able to understand why I feel this way about this issue.

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But also in my opinion (I have gotten drunk and high before) its really not that bad to get high. Its fun especially if you with someone you love(not as in a sexual way) Of course it is illegal and wrong in the eyes of most religions.. But it is fun none the less. In life we learn through experience It cant hurt to try it once can it?

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If that's how you feel, it should be enough. It sounds like you really care about him, so he must be a nice enough guy, surely he'll be able to understand that?
Sure, it may be a nice experience to share with him, but if you're doing it because you feel even the slightest bit of pressure from him, it's for the wrong reason.

As for whether just communicating is enough, it really depends. As long as the two of you are on the same page, and are fine with where the other one stands, then it should probably work for now..?
I don't know for sure. Good luck.

Because you just don't want to is a good enough reason and he should be happy and accept that. It could be related to people that say their not sure that they want to have sex or not. They may be old enough - have protection and are mature enough but they still don't want to, and don't have a real reason. Thats fine - its the way it works, if you don't want to, you don't want to, simple as.

If you're not comfortable with smoking dope and shrooms and whatever else, then don't. Unlike alcohol those are things that are a little more serious, and you should never do them just because someone you like or love is doing. I've watched that happen to way too many people.

If you wanted to try smokiong weed, then that's a completely different story. Go for it, just keep it under control. Although it's a less harsh drug, it can seriously effect you in the long run if over-used.

If your boyfriend doesn't accept that you're just not into that sort of thing, then he's going to have to make a choice. He's either going to have to support how you're feeling, and your choices, or he can leave.

When it comes to that chances are he's not going to leave you over that. If you can sit down and let him know how you're feeling then it should be alright.

Yes, you say you don't actually know why you don't want to try any of those things, but that doesn't matter. If you don't want to, you don't want to. Just describe to him the best you can your reasonings, he should understand and respect that.

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Poor little tin man, still swinging his axe,
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Is it just that you don't feel the need to do it? I have a few friends like that. They don't necessarily have anything against the drugs or the users, but they personally don't feel the need to use them.

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I just feel like there should be more of a reason. Maybe I'm just stubborn (actually, I know I'm pretty stubborn). I've just never really had the opportunity. Actually...at my cousin's wedding, I drank a bit more than I usually do and sort of got into a "meh" mood. Anyway, someone had a few joints, and a bunch of us went outside and smoked. So I did smoke marijuana once. I told my boyfriend about it, and I really dislike that I did it. First of all, it wasn't because I wanted to, it was simply because I was too lazy to say no. And I feel like that's a terrible reason. Second is because I wasn't even with anyone that I cared about, just a bunch of stranger whom knew my cousin. I really would have wanted it to be with my boyfriend. I don't know. Ack ack ack.

I'm sort of on the line of if I should just say "fuck it, I did it once, what's the big deal?" and just go smoke with him...but I don't want it to be like that. I think I just have this horrible fantasy of how it should be. I feel like I'm talking about virginity or something, I just feel slightly stupid for thinking like that. It feels so immature, like I should just get over it and that it's not such a big deal.

I could rant about this all day and not make any sense because, seriously, I have no idea what I think or feel about this. I just know that I don't want my own bias and strong emotions to cause me to just want to up and throw away the relationship (which I've been known to do in other circumstances).

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So when you're happy (Hurray!), or sad (Aw!),
Or frightened (Eeek!), or mad (Rats!)
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