remove the actions and look at the thoughts of a functioning alacoholic. typically they arent functioning.
I would like to stay with him and see him walking next to me, reaching his goals while I'm doing the same
wee bit of a problem with this. first, it reads like you really dont know this man sober.
second, you may not like who is walking next to you sober.
3rd, what your looking at is YOUR thoughts on how he will be when hes walking next to you when in reality you dont even know how he will be sober because youve never known him that way.
reality vs dream there.
....leave people for not being able to "function" at the same level as I do.
if that was the truth, it seems you would have left him already because he's not functioning at the same level.