My wife and my favorite pastime

So it’s been on my mind for years but I recently decided I’ve had enough of drinking and decided it was time to stop…that was only 5 days ago…I’ve gone a week or more a few times…and the I award my good deed with a cold beer…so not really quitting…this time I feel differently tho…I’m really ready and don’t want to drink…what really scares me is that one of my favorite things was having some drinks with my wife and just hanging out listening to music…just her and I…I’m worried now that will stop…or not be the same…or…well I’m not sure and that’s what scares me…

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You will find something new and better. When you are an addict to anything your life rituals to to gravitate around the addiction. It’s only natural. What will probably surprise is how much the quality of life improves after you stop drinking, and how man better new favorite things there are to do sober.

My husband and I have “date night” at home by making dinner or a few appetizers and we watch a movie or sit and talk. Fun with your wife doesn’t end by cutting out the alcohol. We make a couples bucketlistly.com of things to do around town (museums, day trips, live music to go see, etc)

Yep I hear ya. Anytime I abstained it was for health/diet reasons, not bc I thought I was an alcoholic. I definitely rewarded the weight loss with cheat days, aka pizza/beer/shots.

Yea…right now it’s pretty easy…Xmas and new years was a gong show…so taking a break right now isn’t that hard…it’s in the weeks to come where the challenge lies…I’m just tired of being “that guy”…I wanna be the other guy…like all the time