Originally Posted by keepingmyjoy1

I do believe that that belief, securely embedded in me, lead me to think that if I just "loved" my husband enough, that we could get through anything. Maybe I like my rose colored glasses, but I still believe that is possible in a healthy relationship--but it does not work with alcoholics--or at least mine.

But that belief, I think, lead me to think that if I just loved him enough, showed him he was lovable enough, that if he saw what love was enough, that somehow he would be healed of all his hurts and stop drinking.