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Old 06-30-2011, 04:40 PM
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TeM
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I can't speak to this scientifically, but my AW and her Drinking Buddy may fall somewhere within that sphere. They talk on the phone daily, and Drinking Buddy comes over at least once a week. DB always leaves before I get home, but on the days she's been there, AW winds up drunk.

DB encourages AW to drink, says it's nobody's business, and that my daughter and I are trying to control her by not letting her drink. I don't know if DB is an alcoholic, but she's definitely quite flaky and insecure. DB's daughter works at a local retail establishment, so she asked my wife to call the manager, pretend to be a customer and brag on her daughter. True story.

Maybe that's not co-dependency, but it's quite strange... and not what I would consider a healthy relationship.
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