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NeedHapiness,
It's really impossible to say. I'd bet that the folks over on the F&F forum would give you a lot bleaker picture, but without knowing something about his drinking, about how far down the scale he is, anyone is just taking blind guesses.
You know this much, right. He has a good reason to stop drinking in getting the relationship patched up. For alcoholics like me, that reason is far from sufficient to stop. I do know dozens of alcoholics who thought they could stop because of relationship trouble, and subsequently failed over and over. They were even sincere in that belief and desire.
You also know that his alcohol problem has broken you up in the past. What has changed? 18 days is no indication one way or the other. Neither is his mood for those 18 days. Really, all you have is a promise, albeit a sincere one.
This might be a case of wait and see. A quality relationship should be worth taking it slow and easy and seeing where it goes. See how he does.
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