Old 03-17-2015, 09:00 AM
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doggonecarl
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So sorry for what brings you here.

I'm the "A" in my marriage. Drank for over 30 years before getting married. My wife did not know the extent of my drinking. I thought marriage would change how I drank. Lessen it, I hoped. It only got worse. Nine months into our marriage, after a night of totally out of control drinking, I quit.

I told myself my wife didn't deserve a drunk for a husband. But I don't think that's what kept me sober these four + years. I didn't deserve to be a drunk and my recovery had to be about me and my desire to get sober.

Same with your husband. He will have to want it.

We have an active Friends and Family forum. Pop over there. Start working on the one person you change effect change in: yourself.

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