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Unknown987 · 2024-09-29T15:19:46+00:00

So DH booked a suprise holiday for 40th to a very romantic destination... Has a horrible history with alcohol. I don't drink and he knows how much I hate his drink. Don't realise how bad it was until after marriage... I ignore he drinks with friends/cousins as it's out of my face but drinking with me and kids is a no go. he has been drinking on holiday and when I have asked him not to he always comes back with I'm a grown adult you can't tell me what to do. Which is true but it's respect for your partner. but today he drank beer after beer and is now soo pissed I don't recognise him I can't reason with him. His eyes are bloodshot, he's changed our evening plans and won't communicate with me as he's not in his full senses. He has left the resort alone and has said he knows not to do nice holidays with me in future and will only stick to family ones. I have asked him to come to the room and sleep it off at least talk to me but he won't. He's gone for dinner and I said I wish I was at home and he said so do I (wish I wasn't there). So I came back to the room and he left. im so hurt I'm crying. what now?

Imbusytodaysorry · 30/09/2024 08:10

Unknown987 · 29/09/2024 18:08

With the children 😂😭

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What help do you need?
Surely the kids family would still
be there for them ?
Surely the relationships won’t just be dropped because your husband is a drunken arse and you have decided no more ?

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Unknown987 · 30/09/2024 08:26

Imbusytodaysorry · 30/09/2024 08:10

What help do you need?
Surely the kids family would still
be there for them ?
Surely the relationships won’t just be dropped because your husband is a drunken arse and you have decided no more ?

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You would be surprised the stance some people take.
i left my previous husband for infidelity. Obvious one. My beloved in-laws and all my friends I made dropped me over night leaving me alone and I had to move towns to restart... why would this be any different?

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gmgnts · 30/09/2024 08:58

You poor woman. I hope things work out for you. Try Al-Anon for starters.

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Unknown987 · 30/09/2024 09:11

It's just a shit show really.

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Imbusytodaysorry · 30/09/2024 09:24

Unknown987 · 30/09/2024 08:26

You would be surprised the stance some people take.
i left my previous husband for infidelity. Obvious one. My beloved in-laws and all my friends I made dropped me over night leaving me alone and I had to move towns to restart... why would this be any different?

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There are kids involved .

You know your dh family . What do you think?

If they are that horrible that they would do that then your kids aren’t missing anything then .

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Unknown987 · 30/09/2024 09:33

Imbusytodaysorry · 30/09/2024 09:24

There are kids involved .

You know your dh family . What do you think?

If they are that horrible that they would do that then your kids aren’t missing anything then .

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Yes I think I know them but I also thought I knew my ex in-laws who I actually had a better relationship
with my current ones and I genuinely like my current ones. I don't know. I think im just feeling sorry for myself and expecting the worst.

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GettingStuffed · 30/09/2024 10:14

Dottymug · 29/09/2024 19:56

Please stop with the 'he can't be that drunk if he can eat/text etc comments. This is a man who can down a bottle of whisky in a day. His alcohol tolerance is high.

He obviously no longer has that tolerance if 8 drinks is enough to get him drunk. DH is a heavy drinker and I've never seen him drunk.

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Unknown987 · 30/09/2024 10:34

GettingStuffed · 30/09/2024 10:14

He obviously no longer has that tolerance if 8 drinks is enough to get him drunk. DH is a heavy drinker and I've never seen him drunk.

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He was clearly not in his right state of mind. Drunk or not 8 beers in less than 3 hours is concerning. Especially when you become unrecognisable

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ringmybe11 · 30/09/2024 11:22

Another user nailed it but I can't find the post now - the difference between a guy going out for a few drinks and it being ok v being a problem is the uncertainty, fear, unpredictability, unreliability surrounding it. I recognise all of these feelings. I hope you can find some support IRL from friends if you're concerned about family and particularly his side. What you're dealing with is not nice and it isn't your fault, but it won't change while he doesn't think it's a problem. I saw that his first marriage ended because of drink, the guy is clearly deluded, sadly.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 30/09/2024 12:39

This thread has been a disappointing eye-opener. There are so many "That's not a problem" posters banging away at the OP because of their own deluded drinking issues. That's pathetic! Drink yourselves into oblivion if you like, nobody cares, but you have absolutely no right to dismiss OP for her very valid concerns.

Ponoka7 · 30/09/2024 13:26

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 30/09/2024 12:39

This thread has been a disappointing eye-opener. There are so many "That's not a problem" posters banging away at the OP because of their own deluded drinking issues. That's pathetic! Drink yourselves into oblivion if you like, nobody cares, but you have absolutely no right to dismiss OP for her very valid concerns.

Getting pissed three times a year, wouldn't be an issue for most people. At one point it wasn't an issue for the OP, she stayed with him and had children with him. It's unclear why they didn't just both go out to dinner. They were never compatible. It's a big decision to end your marriage.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 30/09/2024 13:52

It's an issue for the OP now and that's enough really. She's at the point where she's considering whether she can live like this so I'm sure she's well aware of the big decision on the horizon.

'Getting pissed' is something you do or don't tolerate, it's a lack of control and drunks make me fearful and anxious so that is my line in the sand.

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Unknown987 · 30/09/2024 16:24

Update.
just landed back in the UK.
barely exchanged two words.
he did attempt to apologise in the morning I didn't acknowledge.

i will get back to work tomorrow and write a clear email.
he can choose the drink or me.
i am not moving out. It's his adult choice to drink
or not. But I do not stay with the drink.
he has to make the choice and communicate.

my question is what if he says me and then drinks a year down the line? Back to square one?

part of me think I should send this thread to him.

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TimeForTeaAndG · 30/09/2024 16:32

Not back to square one. You carry through with the consequences of him choosing the drink. Whether it's a year, 5 years, 25 years down the line. A last chance is a last chance.

Salad666 · 30/09/2024 16:46

Unknown987 · 30/09/2024 16:24

Update.
just landed back in the UK.
barely exchanged two words.
he did attempt to apologise in the morning I didn't acknowledge.

i will get back to work tomorrow and write a clear email.
he can choose the drink or me.
i am not moving out. It's his adult choice to drink
or not. But I do not stay with the drink.
he has to make the choice and communicate.

my question is what if he says me and then drinks a year down the line? Back to square one?

part of me think I should send this thread to him.

Then you leave him. You have him the choice and of he chooses you then at any point down the line chooses drink, he has obviously not chosen you therefore you should follow through with the threat or he'll just be happy to keep promising and letting you down.

FranceIsWhereItsAt · 30/09/2024 16:48

Personally, I think you're making a mistake OP. He was fully aware of your feelings about alcohol when you went away for what was supposed to be a nice romantic holiday, and he RUINED IT!! As you say, you give him another chance, and then 6, 12, or 18 months down the line, he messes up again, and possibly this time in front of the kids. He's already done this, remember? So why would you want to give him yet another chance, that deep down, you KNOW, he will throw away. Pull up your big girl pants, and tell him to leave. I know it's easy for me as a stranger on the internet to say this, but you've been hurt before by an unfaithful man, this one has treated you like shit already, please don't give him another chance, to ruin your self esteem even further. Every moment of our lives that we waste on a man who frequently lets us down, is another moment that we don't get back, so don't waste your life on this one.

PlacidPenelope · 30/09/2024 16:53

part of me think I should send this thread to him.

I advise you strongly against doing this. He will pick out all the posts supportive of his drinking and dismiss all the other ones.

Also, you will lose the opportunity of having this site for support and/or somewhere to just vent your feelings.

my question is what if he says me and then drinks a year down the line? Back to square one?

If he chooses you and then drinks you follow through on your ultimatum, you've spelt it out to him he knows what the consequences will be.

Good luck.

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Unknown987 · 30/09/2024 17:03

Such wonderful supportive ladies on here. I hope in your times of need you are given the same support if not more back.

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Unknown987 · 30/09/2024 17:05

FranceIsWhereItsAt · 30/09/2024 16:48

Personally, I think you're making a mistake OP. He was fully aware of your feelings about alcohol when you went away for what was supposed to be a nice romantic holiday, and he RUINED IT!! As you say, you give him another chance, and then 6, 12, or 18 months down the line, he messes up again, and possibly this time in front of the kids. He's already done this, remember? So why would you want to give him yet another chance, that deep down, you KNOW, he will throw away. Pull up your big girl pants, and tell him to leave. I know it's easy for me as a stranger on the internet to say this, but you've been hurt before by an unfaithful man, this one has treated you like shit already, please don't give him another chance, to ruin your self esteem even further. Every moment of our lives that we waste on a man who frequently lets us down, is another moment that we don't get back, so don't waste your life on this one.

You are right. So right. Why is it the same story everywhere?

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Crumbpillow · 30/09/2024 18:02

I know exactly how you’re feeling, my first husband was an agressive drunk. That horrible feeling of knowing he was yet again coming home drunk, after numerous promises that he wouldn’t drink anymore. It went on for 12 miserable years & I couldn’t face knowing that this was my life if I carried on being married to him. I left him & bought up my two children on my own, it was the biggest burden lifted from my shoulders, no regrets. I hope you can find the courage to do the same.

Judecb · 30/09/2024 18:06

If possible, live with it for this holiday, but from experience, I would suggest that the two of you discuss this with a professional when you are home. If he's not prepared to change and openly admits this, you know where you stand and can make a decision from there.

Easipeelerie · 30/09/2024 18:13

Giving him another chance is probably a waste of time as even if he thinks he’ll stop drinking to excess, with the best will in the world he has no idea himself if he’ll stop drinking. Most likely of course he’ll drink to this extent again.
I think you can’t be happy together with this hanging over you, even if it’s infrequent. So best to plan to split.

Dottymug · 30/09/2024 18:20

@GettingStuffed. If your DH is a heavy drinker then you have in fact seen him drunk. His behaviour might not be the same as OP's DH when he has drunk a lot, in fact your DH may be able to keep up a pretence of sobriety, but the alcohol is still affecting him in all sorts of ways.

Grammarnut · 30/09/2024 18:24

How many beers? It would take 8 or 9 to make someone as blotto as you suggest.

pointythings · 30/09/2024 18:25

If you want to give him one more chance and make this an ultimatum, fair enough - but then you have to stick to it. The ultimatum is for you, not for him. It's for you to say that you are worth more than this and that your DC are worth more than this too.
I gave mine an ultimatum too, and when he fucked it up (took weeks, not a year!) I followed through.

Lastly, have a look on the Alcohol board for support from women who have been there - we have a long running thread on there that you may find useful. It's just about to fill up but it will be continued into a new thread and linked back to.