Hello all! I am new (old) to this journey of sobriety. I have tried in the past to stay clean, and my longest streak lasted about 6 months. For so long I believed that I did not have a problem, as I was able to most of the time drink “normally”. But when it was bad it was BAD. I had planned on stopping in the new year but realized that there is no time better than the present, as I would hate to once again ruin Christmas for the family! I’m 2 days sober and feeling strong! I look forward to the support of this group 
One question I do have is, how are folks navigating having a spouse/partner who drinks? My wife is a very light drinker and she worries that her drinking, sparse and light as it may be, will negatively impact me. Is anyone else dealing with this issue?
Thanks for sharing - well my current situation is that I’m staying with my girlfriends parents and they full blown alcoholics. I made the call to go sober and my girlfriend joined me on this journey. I sat the parents down and told them I want to stop drinking and they should respect that. Since the 1st of Nov they haven’t once offered me any drinks and nor will they - some days are hard cause there is always alcohol in the house which sometimes makes this journey harder, but well worth it!