Originally Posted by Titanic

Questions like: when is is too late to get out of that "hell" or when does the balance tip from the marriage/family end to the protect everyone from addiction/alcoholism problems side?

For example, assume that we non-As thought that marriage was absolute, sacred. Someone who was battered by an A then comes along here on SR and says, no, I think domestic violence is a huge exception to marriage and, absent effective therapy, trumps marriage with an A. Great, we would learn from that consideration, factor or option if you will.