Originally Posted by
MTSlideAddict 
Last night, he was drunk and posting all sorts of stuff on Facebook about how a marriage is through thick and thin, and how Love is Insanity by definition.
This may be so, and some degree of compassion may be in order initially, on account of the fact that most people do not set out to become addicted, but there is a limit. Alcoholism is essentially a perverse love affair with the bottle, and it necessarily creates a love triangle, not much different than having a mistress on the side. The problem is, as many on here will attest, that lady liquor will actually overtake the martial bond.
I do believe that family can be a very strong force to propel us to quit, but we cannot have it both ways. Ultimately, we have to choose one or the other, and not tentatively,
to see how it goes, either. That attitude only adds insult to injury, as if we are unaware of the pull of the addiction, the damage it causes, and the fact that our significant others cannot possibly compete with it. IIRC, your husband had over a year sober. That is a long time to reflect on the nature of this thing.
— From a PhD (Phormer Drunk)