ch1....you will hear "one year", a lot. In reality, that is only the beginning for the recovering alcoholic. One year is a good beginning, true. And, they can function a lot better by that time.
But, the internal changes that they need to deal with take a lot more time.
think more in terms of 3years..that is, if they are rigorously working their recovery program and really learning to deal with life on life's terms.
In that amount of time, you could (probably) both be very different people. It would be a whole new ballgame...not just an extention of your origional "dreams".
Just think about this...
dandylion