Quoting Stung: 'Are you hoping your wife will change? Why would she change?'
Why did she change? Since deciding to more than double her use of booze, she's been terrible on a regular basis as opposed to being spasmodically bad.
Yes, she's an adult, yes, she can drink her own booze if she wants to. But to my detriment? I think not. Moreover, the stepdaughter is still around, as are the problems associated with her. The stepson is still jobless in the US, and 'depressed'. Nothing changes.
On a happier note, I received a contact from the girl I dated for more than two years, no fewer than 40 years ago! We've been reminiscing, in my secret mail account, and it's lovely to 'talk' to someone who isn't instantly at my throat.
Every cloud, etc.