Oh, yes, the crying is quite normal...and often healing for us.
One thing that many men don't understand is why women cry when we do. I have a tendency to cry out of grief, loss, deep sorrow...but also when something totally unacceptable is happening and I have no power to change it.
Please know that grief at this stage is quite normal. You have no control over whether this man that you love drinks or not. And his drinking seems an unfathomable decision to you...there is no logic to it! But that is addiction. No logic.
Please take good care of you, because you are worth it, and your actions are the only ones you *can* control.
Sending many hugs!
