alcohol

   It always starts with you.  Until you feel loved enough by others who have it to give you, I wouldn't make any decisions.  
Once you feel really loved, and have begun practicing the principles on a more regular basis,  you can think about what you want and need from the relationship.  When you become more loving, the relationship will change at some level.  I forgot to ask . . . are you married to the person?  For me, it would depend on the level of drinking and whether or not it is endangering you or your children, either physically or emotionally.  In the end, we always have the three choices.  Live with it and like it, live with it and hate it, or leave.  You might want to look at the section in the Real Love book on leaving relationships. 

I know this is rather vague, but I don't know the level of the drinking.

Love & Light,
KarenH, CRLC

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rlpkaren Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Real Love Coach Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Location: Virgnia USA Online Status: Offline Posts: 708	Post Options Post Reply Quote rlpkaren Report Post Quote Reply Topic: alcohol Posted: 19 Jul 2010 at 11:50am
	It always starts with you. Until you feel loved enough by others who have it to give you, I wouldn't make any decisions. Once you feel really loved, and have begun practicing the principles on a more regular basis, you can think about what you want and need from the relationship. When you become more loving, the relationship will change at some level. I forgot to ask . . . are you married to the person? For me, it would depend on the level of drinking and whether or not it is endangering you or your children, either physically or emotionally. In the end, we always have the three choices. Live with it and like it, live with it and hate it, or leave. You might want to look at the section in the Real Love book on leaving relationships. I know this is rather vague, but I don't know the level of the drinking. Love & Light, KarenH, CRLC

SunFlwr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote SunFlwr Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jul 2010 at 9:02pm
	If alcohol is a problem in a relationship, what do you do? What if the other person refuses to change or recognize it's a problem?