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Husband secret drinking

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dreamingofkitchens · 02/01/2020 21:22

Been married for 3 years, together for 6. Have a young DC.

DH is kind, caring, amazing, holds down a job, amazing father.
But I think he’s an alcoholic.

He drinks a bottle of wine every night, alone. I raised it with him, he didn’t agree it was problematic.
Shortly after I noticed that the nights he ‘wasn’t drinking’ he was actually hiding bottles and drinking it in secret.
We’ve talked about this many times, I’ve told him if he wants to drink so badly just own it but still he fucking hides it.

Thinking back he was doing this at the beginning of the relationship too, I remember small things that I now see as the same things he does when he’s drinking in secret now.

Last time he promised he wouldn’t do it any more, promised no more lies.
Yesterday eve I thought he had been drinking but couldn’t prove it. Tonight I thought he was again and found his bottle and glass.
He says he does it because he doesn’t want to be nagged!

What do I do, other than leave? I love him so much.

OP posts:
Fishcakey · 03/01/2020 23:49

Are you sure you don't nag as I wouldn't hide a bottle of wine a day? A bottle of spirits yes but not wine.

Fishcakey · 03/01/2020 23:51

Sorry I just re-read 'bottles'. Apologies.

Iris27 · 03/01/2020 23:56

What you find hidden is just the tip of the iceberg. I found it was more the willingness to lie/deceive/make me out to be crazy/responsible than the actual drinking that killed the relationship.

If you've no experience of this it's difficult to understand

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