I haven’t had an alcoholic drink in over 17 years. However, I’ve never been someone who pushes my lifestyle on anyone. If you want to drink, by all means, go ahead. I’m not going to stop you unless you’re about to do something dangerous to yourself or others. My now ex-girlfriend and I were together for 3 years, and she was a fall-down drunk. There were many times I had to carry her inside after she passed out from drinking. I started noticing her drinking problem about 3 months into our relationship after I gave her a bottle of Patron Silver. I remember handing it to her at 8:30 PM because I happened to look at the time, and by 12:00 AM, she and her friend had already finished the whole bottle. After about 3 years, I was fed up with her drinking. Almost every week, either she or I was buying her a new pair of sandals because she kept losing them, or I had her thrown over my shoulder while she threw up on my back. On more than one occasion, I had to go pick her up from jail because she got arrested for public intoxication or DWI. One thing that really irritated me was that every single time, she would say, “I think someone slipped something in my drink.” No, you’re just an alcoholic. We even tried having an intervention with her, but that didn’t work. She just walked out and said she was an adult and could do whatever she wanted. Eventually, I hit my breaking point. We got into an argument over her drinking, and she left. About 4 hours later, I got a call saying she was in the ER after being in a car accident. She had been drunk driving and hit another vehicle. Thankfully, everyone was okay and not seriously injured, but she was going to jail again. This time, there was a very good possibility she was going to do actual time because she was also driving on a suspended license. After she got home, I gave her an ultimatum: either she quits drinking or I leave. She walked over, grabbed a bottle of vodka, and took a shot. That was all I needed to see. I told her she was hopeless and that I was done. I left her. She did try calling me afterward to reconcile, but I was finished and told her not to contact me again. Not long after, she was sentenced to a year and a half in county jail. I haven’t seen her since, and honestly, I’m better off without her. submitted by /u/FFSoldier57
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