sort of like dating more than one person at a time...lol...
I agree. Build multiple streams of support so that - amongst them - you've got lots of options and avenues. That way you don't feel let down, just switch gears.
This is an important lesson in recovery, because we get attached to other folks in recovery, and sometimes they relapse in a big way and we have to take distance. It isn't the most stable group to count on!
The good thing is that we get to practice flexibility in images and expectations, which is something that I didn't develop very strongly while drinking or using. Alcoholism is more of the fixation that you need something, and only that thing will do (and you need it right now), and this isn't want its need, and did I say right now?
So, lessons inside all frustrations...spread the support to the very edges of the bread...