TEXgrl said:
#1, she has lied to you, and i'm all for forgiving someone when they lie, if they want to make an effort to stay with you. good for you for trying to make it work.
#2, shame on you for giving an ultimatum on what drug is OK, and not OK for her to do. while i do agree that coke can be an easily abused drug, she's a grown up and should be able to make her own decisions on what she wants to do or not do. by making it a "forbidden" drug, you've made it very desireable to try, and also given her no choice but to lie to you when she does try it. she's immature for hiding it, and lieing and you are equally immature for trying to control her.
#3, her living with you for free, not pulling her weight, paying bills, etc, looks very much to me like another way you are trying to control her. i think thats also why you are picking someone who is somewhat younger than you, you can control them easily. would she still be with you if you asked her to pull her weight?
bottom line is, you have no say in what she does to her body, its her decision. the best you can do is say how you feel about the situation, but ultimately the only person you can control is yourself.
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so, answer my question, would she still want to live with you if she had to pay for her room and board, at least half?
nice guy or not, you are saying some girls would whore themselves out for coke, or whatever their drug of choice is. don't you think you are basically paying for her affections by not asking for her to carry her weight? trust me, she's already whoring herself out, its just not for drugs, its for room and board. ask her to pay, see if she sticks around
Go Tex!

Ouch, the truth burns.....