My Wife Was an Alcoholic for Four Years and This Is What I Did to Make Her Stop Drinking and Become a Good Woman
Living with an alcoholic partner slowly drains you in ways people rarely see. For four years, alcohol controlled my wife’s life and by extension, our home. Some days she was loving and apologetic.
Other days she was angry, careless, and absent even when physically present. Promises to quit were made in the morning and broken by evening. I watched the woman I loved fade behind the bottle.
The damage spread everywhere. Money disappeared without explanation. Small disagreements turned into serious fights. Our children became scared of her moods, and I found myself constantly covering up for her mistakes to protect the family’s dignity.
I tried reasoning, begging, and threatening to leave. Nothing worked. Alcohol had become stronger than my words. What hurt most was helplessness. I couldn’t control her choices, yet I was suffering the consequences.
Friends told me to walk away. Others said, “That’s just how alcoholics are.” Deep down, I believed my wife was still there lost, not gone. I just didn’t know how to reach her.
