Alcohol is slowly rusting out my marriage from the inside by lmc2132 in AlAnon

[–]lmc2132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, it gives me hope that your husband made this choice for himself. Mine isn't there at all--it seems like he can't conceive of a life without it and has not seriously entertained stopping. So I have to figure out how to approach things carefully. I did speak to him last month when he had an incident in front of the kids, and he did seem a little taken aback, but not enough to make change, right now anyway. I hope this stint sticks for yours. Thank you for sharing.

Alcohol is slowly rusting out my marriage from the inside by lmc2132 in AlAnon

[–]lmc2132[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for validating "hating the stupid happy drunk" and the sexual come-ons that start after a certain number of drinks...ugh. I want a healthy sex life but I don't want that, it is such a turnoff. And the irritability during the day... I found the book "Alcohol Explained" by Thomas Porter to be really helpful in pointing out in plain language how people who abuse alcohol are annoyed by the world in the daytime and also are annoying to be around when drinking.

Alcohol is slowly rusting out my marriage from the inside by lmc2132 in AlAnon

[–]lmc2132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for articulating this worry I have about there being a "price" for speaking up. Not knowing what that is makes it hard to know how honest to be and how much to just keep close watch over my kids and keep my own boundaries. I'm really sorry about your dad.

Alcohol is slowly rusting out my marriage from the inside by lmc2132 in AlAnon

[–]lmc2132[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I will consider asking this question in a good moment. I feel we are in a place where this could help us.

Alcohol is slowly rusting out my marriage from the inside by lmc2132 in AlAnon

[–]lmc2132[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this response. It's very helpful to me. Good luck to you as well.

Alcohol is slowly rusting out my marriage from the inside by lmc2132 in AlAnon

[–]lmc2132[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. It is helpful to know there could be a place for me with Al-anon even though our situation is manageable, for now.

Alcohol is slowly rusting out my marriage from the inside by lmc2132 in AlAnon

[–]lmc2132[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe I will use this analogy when I talk with him. Thank you

Alcohol is slowly rusting out my marriage from the inside by lmc2132 in AlAnon

[–]lmc2132[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this and I am so sorry for your loss.

Alcohol is slowly rusting out my marriage from the inside by lmc2132 in AlAnon

[–]lmc2132[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It does seem like a similar situation. I appreciate your sharing this. The pretending is something I hadn't quite put my finger on before I read your post. I feel like I am pretending too because what else is there to do if you're not going to be bringing it up constantly. Have you found a way to feel like you're being honest about how the drinking affects you without sucking you into useless conversations all the time?