LexieCat

You can't know what's "in the cards" for someone else. None of us has a crystal ball.

But if a relationship with an alcoholic (or anyone else) is causing you harm, then there is no shame in detaching completely from that person and leaving him or her free to find his or her own way. Sometimes when the relationship ends, something shifts in the drinker's world that tips him or her toward recovery. Might get worse before it gets better. Might not get better at all. It's out of your hands. It was ALWAYS out of your hands, of course, but it's easier to see that truth when you are out of the picture.