Originally Posted by
LexieCat 
It isn't the job of the nonalcoholic partner to be a cheerleader for anyone's recovery except his/her own. Sobriety is its own reward. We don't deserve pats on the back from people we've hurt for doing what we should have been doing all along.
And I do not desire any pats on the back. As a recovering alcoholic I am doing this for me and sobriety certainly is my own reward.
I do find it strange that after my wife got what she wanted, the wants have simply changed and she is still unhappy.