ipromise, I'd encourage you to read around in the "Sticky" posts at the top of the forum. There are many relevant stories up there, including this one:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...potential.html
The question is whether you want to devote any more of your time to waiting for him to become the kind of man YOU want. He appears to be the kind of man HE wants already, and does not want to do the hard work your sober friend has chosen to do.
Wishing you luck and peace
