ummm ... mine was actually very sweet 99% of the time and cared too much about other people's feelings. Never blamed me for his drinking. Did think he was special, but he was in lots of ways. He worked and still works like a dog.
Just because they are alcoholics doesn't mean that they are all the same in every way. I've said it here before: they are damaged human beings, not robots stamped out in a factory in China.