My boyfriend always drives under influence

I've been in a relationship with a fantastic guy for almost seven months. He is perfect to me except his dangerous behavior. It's been almost 4 years he acts that way and hasn't had one car accident or something else in his life. He is very confident. During our parties, even if those kind of evenings only happen once or twice a month, he drinks a lot, then gets behind the wheel to take me home.
He puts my life in danger. I also fear for himself and our friends that sometimes reluctantly accept to come back with him.

I really don't know how he can drive so well in such a bad condition. He has so much confidence about his driving skills that he feels invincible. Besides, He does not need to be drunk to feel that powerful. I can't help but thinking that one day things will go wrong and it will be to late. I've tried to explain my fears and even expressed my anger. He simply doesn't care. He is perfectly aware of the seriousness of the situation and the degree of danger but he won't change his mind. He laughs about the dreadful car accidents and alcohol, about the possible loss of his driving licence playing down everything and calls me " miss moralizer " when I say he crossed the line with alcohol once again.

Yet, all his friends have warned him before me. Sometimes keep going to do it while others doesn't even bother anymore. Nothing has an impact on his mind, he is just stubborn and confident. Am I right to tell that I disagree with that type of behaviour and it's going to end up wrong ? I think the only way to make him aware of the consequences is a real car accident with a big real fright. But, I don't want a such thing to happen. I love him too much. But I love myself more and I do not want to get in his car anymore and risking my life. I would like him to understand all my fears instead of laughing of it saying everything wil be okay for him to take me home.

It is impossible for him to perceive real entertainement with friends without alcohol and ending up completely wasted. He says that he doesn't have a drinking problem, but I doubt it. It is getting more and more exhausting to have a discussion with him. It is obviously a waste of time. But I won't forgive if something should happen to him, me or friends.

Is it normal to act that way ?
Should I leave him in order not to put my life in danger or wait and hope that everything will " magically " be fixed one day ? Could he change his mind and behavior over time ?

I don't know what to do. He won't understand and I know it is impossible to make people change unless they really want to..

Sorry for this novel and thank you for reading.
Ps: English is not my mother tongue. My apologies for the possible mistakes.

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  • I'm no saint but drunk driving isn't acceptable. I'll put whatever drugs/alcohol in my body as I'm the only one at risk but you can kill someone else driving intoxicated. I have friends who drive drunk all the time because they swear they're good drunk drivers but I personally don't believe it, on the flip side I drive high all the time. Just take his keys from him, your bf needs to grow up if he's calling you ms moralizer.

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  • thegypsysailor

    It sounds to me like he is a very selfish and thoughtless person. Not only is he needlessly putting his life on the line, but yours as well.
    If I were you, I would not ride with him when he drinks and take a cab if necessary. This will do 2 things; 1) keep you safe and 2) let him know his behavior is totally unacceptable to you.
    Alternately, just refuse to go out with him if he is going to drink.
    Truthfully though, I think you should dump this guy. He obviously doesn't care enough about you to get you home safely, no matter how he feels about his own life. You can't be stupid enough to imagine you could actually have a long term relationship with him, leading to marriage. Even if he lives long enough, would you want him driving your kids around drunk?
    So get real and tell him that his behavior is totally unacceptable to you and if it doesn't stop immediately, you're gone.

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  • BlueLove

    You have a right to express your opinion. What he is doing is very dangerous, if he doesn't listen, I don't know what could make him agree. You could either stay with this guy and worry about him every time he is behind the wheel or you could move on.

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  • Always?

    The Overstatement police are coming to lock you up in exaggerationtraz.

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  • Poolnoodle

    DO NOT get into his car. SERIOUSLY. My sister had a boyfriend with the exact driving habits that your boyfriend has. Speeding, drinking, etc. One day he was driving drunk and they were supposed to ride in his car together. But at the last minute, my sister and her friends decided to just follow behind him in their car. He lost control of the vehicle and flipped his car several times after he hit a brick wall right before her eyes. The passengers side of the car was wrecked.
    I've also had a friend who was a passenger to a drunk driver, when the driver lost control, she flew out of the car, breaking several bones, suffered gnarly road rash and bruised herself all over. And that's the best case scenario in that situation. If you don't care about his safety, at least take yours into consideration.

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  • Twickers

    Make other arrangements for a ride home if it makes you uncomfortable. If you can't make arrangements for other transportation, perhaps you should refrain from going to these parties? I saw you said somewhere that you don't have a license - guess it's time to get crackin' on that if you're old enough to go to a party and drink...?

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  • lufa

    Firstly your bf is not confident. Confidence means you're self-assured but know your limitations. He is over-confident, cocky, arrogant, ignorant and reckless. He over-estimates his abilities and this will surely get him in serious trouble.

    I used to have a friend like him. The one time I rode with him-we were going to a friend's house party in another city and had to take a dangerous highway with many sharp bends and inclines-I learned that not only did he drink and drive but he drove like an absolute madman in an old beater car which he treated like a Formula 1 race car.

    There have been some extremely rare incidents in my life where I felt sheer terror and fear and this was one of them and I'm definitely not a guy who scares easily.

    After that experience, I found out all I needed to know about this character and cut him off for good. A year or so later I heard through a mutual friend that he died when his car smashed into a telephone pole, I'll spare you the gory details.

    In the back of my mind, I knew I would've died also had I been in the car with him that day, but it could've just as easily happened the one time I rode with him had he lost control of the car. He had it coming and in a macabre way, it's nice to see Darwinism at work.

    Your bf also sounds like an alcoholic and he's too cocksure of himself, doesn't listen to anyone. He's going to mess up big time someday and realize what an ass he's been and regret his behavior. But you don't have to be there when that happens. Why put up with this douchebag, there's plenty of fish in the sea as they say.

    By the way, I've had other close calls on the road-people develop a false sense of security but bad things can happen in an instant, so best to play it safe and cautious. All the stuff they say about 'arrive alive' etc, might be hokey but it's true.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    You need to stop him.

    He's gonna end up killing someone.

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  • MacG

    You are completely right to be concerned and especially to try to keep him from driving. You should not get in the car with him when he is intoxicated.
    If you love him and want to be with him, I would suggest trying Al-anon. It is a support group for those who have loved ones like your bf. I don't know much about the group, but they probably have good information for you.
    Good luck, be safe, and your English is fantastic.

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  • megadriver

    DUI is enough of a reason to have a REALLY serious talk with him. If he doesn't listen to reason, find another way to get home, or dump him.
    Drunk driving is a very, very serious problem.

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  • noid

    Get out of this relationship.

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    • She is probably much too deluded to do that. He is such a fantastic guy, remember?

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      • nanawhite

        I'm not. That's why I asked him to choose between my safety or alcohol. I had a serious discussion with him. If he won't change his behavior despite my warnings, he won't be that fantastic and i'll leave him. He is warned. That's up to him now.

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        • I hope everything turns out ok.

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          • nanawhite

            We'll see that on Sunday at the next party. My parents will pick me up if he doesn't meet his commitment and he will have a hard time.

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            • Are you guys under 21? This whole thing would make a lot more sense.

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  • Sog

    You need to figure out what's more important - your relationship or your life. First, don't ever get in the car again with this guy after he's been drinking.

    Secondly, you could call the police when he tries to drive away. That will likely be the end of your relationship, but at least you might have saved a life.

    Or the alternative is to just let this happen until he ends up killing himself or someone else.

    It just depends on where your priorities are.

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  • CheyChey

    My dad does that but what suprises me is that he is a damn good driver even when he is drunk, it used to worry me but now I couldn't care less since I no longer get rides from him and stuff. You could hire a cab or make transport arrangements for everyone at the party. I'm assuming you'll be sober when he drives you home etc so as the one in control at that particular moment If I were you I'd take over the wheel when your boyfriend has been drinking. It's really up to you and it's pretty straight forward, ride with a drunk person and risk being killed or killing someone... the choice is pretty simple.

    If he refuses to not stop drinking and driving then you really have some decisions to make because it highlights the kind of person he is. I hope you sought it out.

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    • nanawhite

      It would be great to drive my boyfriend home myself,except I don't have a driving licence yet. And obviously, he'd like me to have it asap just for that. About hiring a cab, I usually don't have money enough and of course, he won't pay for that. He prefers spending all of his money into alcohol for everyone. But we're trying to find some solutions. I made it clear that if his behavior won't stop, I quit.

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      • Are you not old enough to get a drivers license? Your boyfriend sounds like a real winner to me. He can't afford a safe ride for the two of you because he would rather spend it all on drinking instead. Is he really selfish enough to rather put the two of you and everyone else on the road at risk because he "prefers spending all of his money into alcohol for everyone" That right there should serve as a red flag to you.

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  • Nokiot9

    You need to tell him to stop acting like a drunk ass child. How many people die every year from people like him, how many children left without a mom or dad, how many people left paralyzed or pissing in bags for the rest of their lives because ur bf decided he was 'invincible'. Buy a pocket brethalizer and force it on him before u get In the car with him Lol. U gotta do something to show him his behavior is wrong and dangerous or odds are he will just keep doing it till he kills himself or someone else.

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  • davesumba

    You are the only one putting your life in danger. Just because he's driving home doesn't mean you have to get in the car with him.

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  • J3553

    What a dumbfuck.

    Dump his ass.

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