Originally Posted by
BlownOne 
A full year of recovery is an awesome start. It truly is. I would gently caution that there is no top 1% in AA, tho. It doesn't matter if you have one year of sobriety or one day or 20 years. Every one is the same distance to the ditch. Complacency, (or thinking that any length sobriety is guarantee of future sobriety) is dangerous.
But I am very very happy for both of you! It's a huge achievement!
I'm sorry if I offended you, or anyone else on this site. It was not my intention to speak lightly of the commitment it takes and the difficulty of getting through each day. I was only trying to convey how proud I was of how my girlfriend has handled this so far.