It's not that easy when there's a family involved I don't think, my parents tried to work things out for the good of myself and my sister.
My mum didn't suddenly throw in the towel on her marriage of 15yrs at that time, she spent time trying to repair and gauge the best thing to do, she was holding down a full time job, raising 2 kids, it wasn't so black and white as get up and leave.
I don't think she even knew how to deal with the issue, she was on her own struggling on with my dad's alcoholism, until finally she gained the courage and strength to say "no more" and finally my parents divorced.
Dragon you make it sound so simple, but I assure growing up amongst the chaos of alcoholism, it's far from it!!
My 2 cents
