by Anonymous
This person is in control of his life. He only drinks beer when he comes home from work. He is very thin and tall and his metabolism seems to make it easy to show signs of drunkenness. I think he drinks around a quart bottle of regular beer nightly and that's all. He drinks in the garage and makes many trips in and out of the house from the time he arrives home from his day job, around 4:30 p.m. He never brings his beer in the house, unless I am out for a while. This goes on day after day. He has worked at his job for years and seems to be a good employee and is liked and respected at work. He never gets angry or violent while drinking. He usually gets sleepy, sometimes falls asleep for a few hours. He goes to bed at 7-7:30 p.m. every night, even on the weekends. We never go anywhere.
Years ago I removed my wedding ring and told him he needed to quit drinking or we weren't going to continue to live as husband and wife. This didn't phase him at all, but it just goes on. I have lost my job of 9 years due to a workforce reduction.
I have been off of work for the first time in 40 years, so this drinking bothers me all the more now that I'm home alone all day and wait for his company in the evenings, but he starts his drinking and goes to bed so early I'm alone again before I know it. He doesn't believe he's a functional alcoholic and has no intention of getting help. He is 64 and I will be 67 in September.
My question is how can I go on like this? He doesn't want to discuss finances or future retirement. I'm getting very upset with this way of life.
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