@Dirk i totally agree with your post @bobslife 95%of your post s are borderline negative seems a lot more fun and happiness maybe needed in your long sobriety
In addition, I may also add: I am not too quick to judge the husband: when he says those horrible things, he is also somewhat under the influence of alcohol. And did we ever regret the stupid things we said when drunk? I sure do.
Sometimes a little understanding of why we say what we say goes la long way.
@Cleon i also am not quick to judge breezy3s husband at ten to twelve drinks a day it clearly suggests he is very much still in the madness and would like his drinking partner back to enjoy the “fun”with him
How are you doing now?
Thanks for asking. Still struggling with keeping myself sober and having my husband tell me he wishes I would drink and having him drinking all day everyday is rough. Glad there is a lot of sympathy for him in these responses though. I’ll make sure and pass it along to him
I need to type a post here but my actual response would have just been a
Hang in there, @Breezy3, we are here for you!
Glad your still sober @Breezy3 I can see it’s not easy for you .just keep working on your own sobriety one day at a time and keep sharing with us when it gets tough .sending love and hugs
It’s difficult.
My husband still drinks A LOT. He misses me being his drinking partner, too. I’m 174 days sober. We have a kid-free trip coming up in November and I’m already a bit nervous about how he’ll respond to my continued sobriety.
Good job for staying sober.
We just got home from a trip to the beach. I even took him on a pub crawl! It was fun for me too though since it was a haunted history one. Good luck on your trip! I tried to make a lot of museum etc type plans that didn’t involve alcohol. Congrats on staying sober too! I want this to be a permanent thing but he cringes Everytime I say that. I don’t even get on here in front of him because I don’t want him to be upset I’m working on my recovery.
Frickin hell breezy that’s crazy I could not go on a pub crawl
My husband and I met as drinking buddies. I’m two plus years sober and he still drinks daily. In the beginning it was rough. Our dynamic changed a lot as I became more of a homebody and he wished I was still drinking a few times.
Now, 2 years out he sees all the positive changes I’ve made and just recently told me he thinks I really never should have another drink. I agree.
Put yourself first here and stick with it. If you can honestly say that your life isn’t better after a year sober reevaluate then. Stick with it, it is tough but you aren’t alone. 🩷
No that is not the case. I will refer to the first post, that people who have the problem associate it with the only one “having fun”
I would retort with “nah, I am just as much fun without the alcohol.” or “I am a fun person without the added toxins”
It is not you, I went through this with my ex… I couldn’t associate with it as it was a threat to my recovery. BUT that isn’t always the case if he is a good partner he will understand and respect the boundaries that you set. The biggest piece of advice I could give is to be CLEAR AND DIRECT with those boundaries so this type of thing doesn’t happen again.