I'm now 58 yrs old. I started drinking 'a glass' of wine in the afternoon before the kids got home from high school just to 'relax' when I was 56. Within six months I was drinking all day, every day. Women DO progress quicker than men, I'm proof of that. Even when I 'thought' I might have 'a problem' I couldn't quit drinking. It's taken me two years to get this much sober time (100 days). I had six months and blew it. I had several more months and blew it. I've now realized that I DON'T want to find out how low I can go. I might not have any more recovery left in me. Don't wait til you're my age, quit now while it's easier to do and doesn't have such a grip on you.