I wish I could tell you thinks get better, but at least in my personal experience they don't. When I first came to realize my boyfriends problem I did everything I could to support him and try to help. 2.5 years later and 2 rehab facilities the emotional toil has torn me apart and damaged our relationship beyond repair. I have realized I will always love him, he is my best friend and I will do whatever I can to help him but he is not stable, reliable, and to mentally unhealthy to be in a true relationship right now. Drinking is an addiction but it is also a choice, this is something I can not make for him and honestly what made me realize all of this was one day I told him he was acting like a child and it hit me I was acting like a mom. I was no longer the girlfriend, companion, or friend ... I was his babysitter.