Well, let me put it this way:
- I met him at a bar
- He was two hours late for our first date "pre-gaming"
- He passed out on our fourth date leaving me to sleep in his car because I couldn't drive stickshift
- I wrote in my diary a month after I met him "I know this relationship can't last because he's an alcoholic".... fast forward 37 years...
So, YES I knew he was alcoholic when I met him. No question. The question is, what was up with my own behavior?? Why did I even go out with the guy when he was more than 10 minutes late for our first date?? That's what I ask myself.