I was in a six year relationship with my ex-gf. At the beginning, like you, it was all fun and games. A new gf means lots of 'wining and dining' and such. I was not quite a full blown alkie at that point and it was kept to weekends. Gradually, my drinking started to increase and I was drinking weeknights. We were together 3 years before we decided to move in together. She didn't think much of me having a six pack after work, but that 6 pack turned into a 12 pack pretty quickly. By the end she had had enough and kicked me out. It was then I went to rehab, but the relationship was already over and we have cut ties completely. There was no way we could have stayed together. I couldnt have asked her to live a sober life too, since she was a normal drinker.