Originally Posted by
beaglebaby 
It is so painful to really learn that it is so easy for an alcoholic spouse to walk away.
Yes, it does appear that it's easy for them to walk away. However, in many cases, they are already glomming onto a new partner/enabler before the front door has closed behind them.
A's appear to be very detached from their feelings and the people who should mean the most to them. I read somewhere once that the interesting thing about detached people is that they need someone to be detached from.
(p.s. - I'm not referring to healthy detachment that we practice when working our program, when I say "detached" as it refers to an active A.)