Originally Posted by
LexieCat 
Once again, nobody appreciates how much damn WORK is involved in being an alcoholic. Hiding evidence, juggling finances...
Seriously, I was astounded at how much less complicated life got when I got sober.
Lexie, I often thought that if XAH had used the energy and brainpower he used in pretending to go to meetings, making up topics at said fake meetings, and as you say, hiding evidence and juggling finances, he could have ruled the freaking world! If you add in the acting skills used in appearing sober, which he was really good at, he could have maybe won an Emmy or something, too.
Unfortunately, where
you decided it was less complicated to stop drinking,
he decided it was less complicated to divorce and keep the drinking. Well, different folks, different strokes...