Originally Posted by
Dazedandconfus 
I was with my husband for 15 years before I married him. He was in recovery. He had a few minor slips, it’s just in the last few years the true madness has shown itself, thus the divorce.
never having been exposed to true alcoholism, I didn’t know the depth and horror of it all. And understanding it’s progressive scared the living bejesus out of me. If it gets worse than what just happened, I don’t know what! I do now know it’s not something I want to be part of any longer. I do wish him the best tho. The love is still there.