(((NEG))) It's so easy to begin doubting ourselves once we've made a stand, isn't it? Be very cautious and not too quick to believe all the promises at this time.
Perhaps your A is sincere in wishing he'll be different, but wishing doesn't make it so. Action is the key. Even with AA, counseling, getting a sponsor, and talking the talk, recovery is a process and it takes a good long time, a lifetime infact.
Words come easy. It sounds so appealing to have the life you've always wanted....See what his actions are telling you and go from there.
Above all, be true to yourself.
Take good care of you.
~GHM