Originally Posted by
FormerDoormat 
I'm just wondering why you feel you need to be there for him when he's clearly not there for you. In a healthy partnership, both partners do roughly equal amounts of taking and giving.
When one person does all the giving and the other does all the taking, that's not a partnership. I don't think walking, skiing, or getting more exercise will fix that. Do you?
Now that you mention it, perhaps getting the active alcoholic out of the house has helped some too.
Thanks and God bless us all, :ghug
Coyote