Sorry, I can't ignore the fact that he was cooking crack, because that says something about the sort of person he is, as does the fact that he concealed his activities from you.
So, how do you see this going? Are you going to feel obliged to stick with this guy as his permanent assistant for the rest of your life, just because he happened to blind himself when you and he were involved?
Other than the facts that you've been together for three years, that you care about him, and he hasn't been violent towards you, you don't say anything about your relationship. But if he can keep a secret like crack-cooking from you, then I think you should be wondering just how well you know the guy.
You specifically ask if people would stay with a SO who went blind. There's no question that I would stay with my wife if that happened to her, because I love her, we've been married for a decade, and we have a child. There was also no question of me leaving my previous wife when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and I cared for her literally up to the last moment of her life. But your relationship with your boyfriend doesn't sound as serious as my marriages were.
I suppose it really comes down to what you need to do in order to look at yourself in the mirror.
Abandoning a SO who is suddenly disabled would be crass and selfish, if you were only thinking of your own needs and the impact of that change on your life. But nor should you believe that it is your responsibility to look after him forever; he's not your child. It's even possible that you being around to give him support might stop him from dealing with his disability and creating a "new normal" for himself. It's unfortunately also possible that, once he's back home, he might take out his frustrations on you (since he is a violent person, this seems all too likely). If he should ever decide to use you as a punching-bag, don't give him a second chance. Once that boundary is crossed, things are never the same, and it's almost certain to happen again.
My boyfriend is going to be blind
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Sorry, I can't ignore the fact that he was cooking crack, because that says something about the sort of person he is, as does the fact that he concealed his activities from you.
So, how do you see this going? Are you going to feel obliged to stick with this guy as his permanent assistant for the rest of your life, just because he happened to blind himself when you and he were involved?
Other than the facts that you've been together for three years, that you care about him, and he hasn't been violent towards you, you don't say anything about your relationship. But if he can keep a secret like crack-cooking from you, then I think you should be wondering just how well you know the guy.
You specifically ask if people would stay with a SO who went blind. There's no question that I would stay with my wife if that happened to her, because I love her, we've been married for a decade, and we have a child. There was also no question of me leaving my previous wife when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and I cared for her literally up to the last moment of her life. But your relationship with your boyfriend doesn't sound as serious as my marriages were.
I suppose it really comes down to what you need to do in order to look at yourself in the mirror.
Abandoning a SO who is suddenly disabled would be crass and selfish, if you were only thinking of your own needs and the impact of that change on your life. But nor should you believe that it is your responsibility to look after him forever; he's not your child. It's even possible that you being around to give him support might stop him from dealing with his disability and creating a "new normal" for himself. It's unfortunately also possible that, once he's back home, he might take out his frustrations on you (since he is a violent person, this seems all too likely). If he should ever decide to use you as a punching-bag, don't give him a second chance. Once that boundary is crossed, things are never the same, and it's almost certain to happen again.