Originally Posted by
Jake2008
I don't know why marriage is so disposable. Nor do I understand why it's okay for you to leave after a year because you are unhappy.
What do you think marriage is, and what made you think he'd be different after you chose to marry him.
Vows are important. In sickness and in health comes to mind. He has a problem, and other than you complaining about how it affects YOU, what have you done to address the problem with him. Fighting won't solve anything, as you've learned.
Would you dump him if he ended up in the hospital with a life threatening illness too? Or maybe if he didn't put the cap on the toothpaste?
You're in, or you are out. You cannot pick which problems to walk away from, you have a situation with your husband, that you don't seem to have done anything substantial about.
How about marriage counselling to address and bring forth your concerns (instead of condemnations) about his drinking and the resulting behaviour and stress it causes in the marriage. How about giving him a firm ultimatum to attend AA or Addiction Counselling by a certain date to get a grip on how to change his life around. Give him an opportunity, and both of you some hope- why wouldn't you at least try.
You picked him, you married him, and the problems in your marriage are not up for debate with your friends or family. This is between you and him, and both of you together have to at least try to tackle the issues.
I'm sorry to sound so annoyed, but as a woman married 35 years next week, I can tell you that you have no idea what hardships a marriage faces, nor do you have any idea what you can, and should try to do before you bail.
If you can't tackle such a huge issue with him, and make concrete steps to work toward a common goal with all that is available as far as counselling and therapy goes- to me, it says more about your lack of committment, than his problem with alcohol. Millions have tackled their addictions and have learned to live happy, fulfilling lives. What makes you think he is not capable of the same.