# Introduce myself **URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/introduce-myself/168236 **Category:** Your Story **Created:** [July 24, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/introduce-myself/168236 "2023-07-24T01:08:39Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![Dazercat](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/dazercat/32/470527_2.png) [@Dazercat](https://talkingsober.com/u/Dazercat) #### Post date: [July 24, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/introduce-myself/168236/6 "2023-07-24T04:06:04Z")
Welcome Katie. I’m glad you found us. My wife and I drank forever together. I finally just got tired of it and found this great sober community and I’ve been AF Alcohol Free ever since. I hid the app from my wife for about ten days. I finally told her how serious I was. She said she supports me. But she’s gonna keep drinking. Early sobriety wasn’t so bad with her drinking because I was so focused on myself and me quitting. Now that I got some sober time under my belt I struggle with her drinking. But I’m learning through Al-Anon that’s my problem. The 3 C’s I can’t control it. I can’t cure it. I didn’t cause it. > [@Does your partner still drink? Some threads you may find helpful](https://talkingsober.com/t/does-your-partner-still-drink-some-threads-you-may-find-helpful/45044): > > Mine does and I discussed it fairly frequently when I was on here more. I know this question comes up a lot…How do I get sober with a partner who drinks? So often we are told we have to avoid situations and people who drink, sometimes it is even suggested that we cut them from our lives entirely. For those of us with partners who drink and whom we love and respect, that is not practical or helpful advice. Obviously some of us cannot stay with an abusive, reckess or violent alcoholic, but as we … Have a good read around. Join in when your comfortable. 🙏🏻❤ --- _[View the full topic](https://talkingsober.com/t/introduce-myself/168236)._