Originally Posted by
TheMissus 
He likes my brother, they get on well, he just doesn't want him seeing him drinking all day, he says it's embarrassing.
Wait a minute, your boyfriend is embarrassed by his own drinking habits and doesn't want your brother to see it? If that weren't so sad, it would almost be funny!
In any event, it sounds like that's a consequence of his actions that 'he'll' just have to deal with. ;-)