Just noticed in your original post, that you have a party lined up for this weekend for your 30th. So not sure when it is but Happy Birthday all the same. We might share a birthday – mine is on Sunday.
Great that you have gone to GA and found it beneficial. Keep up the momentum now. There will be times when you will not want to go – my excuses were, “it’s repetitive, they’re not really supporting me, I can do this on my own, I’m too busy/tired/depressed … I need to spend more time with XXXXX.” The thing is, I needed to build a new routine into my life. It was only when I started to put as much energy into my recovery as I did into my gambling that I managed not to relapse back into gambling again.
I don’t know if you looked into counseling as well, but I still feel that this would be an option for you. It may be available via your medic, depending on which country/state you are in.
I wish you well on telling your partner what is going on and I hope she can share your recovery. Let her see the families and friends part of the forum if she is interested, I hope she is supportive and also gets good support for herself as her life will be affected as much as yours. Keep strong.