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Old 11-16-2014, 05:40 PM
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Alaskachick
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Welcome loveispatient,

My heart goes out to you because I can feel the pain in your post. Breaking up with anyone that you care for is hard enough, but when alcohol comes between you and a loved one it is even more painful. The issue isn’t that he doesn’t care about you, I’m sure he does; the issue is that he loves drinking more. Saying that he pushed you away because “you got in the way of his addiction” is incredibly revealing.

Right now you’re feeling lonely and sad so I hope you have friends and family that you can turn to for support. Allow yourself time to grieve and to heal. I also think that it would be a good time to educate yourself about alcoholism and addiction as well as codependency so that you better understand what you were up against by being involved with an addict. Doing this may help you heal; but it may also protect you from future heartbreak. I’m sending you a big hug from the “Last Frontier”.
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