Thanks for sharing, Splinter. Great post. Luckily, my AW does all her drinking at home and passes out, she hasn't hit the bars yet. If I'm lucky, she passes out before she gets all emotional and crazy and starts blaming me for everything.
She does not, however, ask me to buy her booze - that stopped awhile ago. I too, dread when we have to go meet someone for dinner, or have people over, or go over to someone's house - I never know how much she will drink, and it takes away from me enjoying my time. Luckily, the booze always seems to hit the hardest as soon as we get home, so the people we're with don't see the ugly side.