How do I deal with this

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I completely adore my partner from first thing in the morning until 5pm at night, after then he has his first beer of the evening and I just can't stand him. He's never violent but his whole personality and attitude changes with a drink into someone I just do not like.

He will never ever stop, I know this. Has about 5 beers a night, every night without fail. Ive spoke to him about it, he doesn't think he changes, doesn't see a problem and has said he will never stop.

How do I cope with this? Do I just put up with the fact that I dislike my partner so much in the evenings? Or do I end a perfectly lovely 'day time' relationship for the sake of a few beers at night?

In your shoes I would end it now.
He's made it clear he won't be changing his behaviour any time soon. As Alcohol is a growing addiction then life will get worse, 5 beers will escalate to 10 and then possibly spirits.
You will end up resenting him and actively disliking him even more than you do now.

he won't change! It's not worth sacrificing your peace of mind to put up with it.

I had this with my first husband, he was a binge drinker and would openly admit it, he was a complete nightmare when he was on the alcohol. He'd drink anything he had in the house and if I was at work and kids at school he'd just go to the village shop and buy whatever he could. I'd know him to be drunk before 4pm so he couldn't do a thing with our two young children when I'd get home with them. He'd tell me he'd never change and he didn't. I couldn't stand it after 2/3 years of it (he did shifts so it was a week of nights, a week off and a week of days etc) - the week he had off in rotation he'd be drunk every night. If your having doubts now they are for a reason - I would leave him now. We got divorced and both moved on, we had to for our children's sake. There's a lot more to my story but the message to you that he's saying is like it or lump it. Xx

He's a functioning alcoholic.
He love beer more than he love you.

You decide!!!

Thank you for tor responses, a massive drip feed but we have been together 7 years and have a young child together so I know full well this won't change as it hasn't since the start of our relationship. I naively thought he would change once baby was here.

I think I just need to find the strength to step back.

What do you get out of this relationship now?. What is in this for you still?.

Do not just merely step back, I would make plans to leave this man to his alcohol. He has told you he does not see this as a problem and will not change. You need to believe him and as you have clearly now seen such men do not change. All you are doing now by remaining at all with him is propping him up. It will all come crashing down around your ears soon enough.

Do not also stay for the sake of your child either; this should not become his/her normal here. Your child will pick up on all the vibes both spoken and unspoken here and will notice all the empties dad leaves behind.

I left my first husband after nearly 13 years together, we were married with two children who were 6 years old & 8 years old. It was a incredibly hard decision to make to divorce him and I had to be mentally ready to do it which I did. If your at that point of no return you'll do it too but if your not 100% you won't be mentally strong enough to go through with it. Give yourself time to think things through - I knew I couldn't live the rest of my life with him and I had to do what I did for my well being and our children's well-being. Xx

He's a functioning alcoholic.
He love beer more than he love you.

You decide!!!

^This.
Speak to Al-Anon, they are a support group for family of alcoholics they will help you decide how to leave him what you should do in the best interests of your DC.

How do I cope with this? Do I just put up with the fact that I dislike my partner so much in the evenings? Or do I end a perfectly lovely 'day time' relationship for the sake of a few beers at night?

I think you should be looking at it more from the angle of "how will my child cope with being brought up in this environment and seeing their father get drunk every night? What will my child learn about healthy relationships seeing as their mum doesn't like their dad for part of every day and seeing their dad disrespect their mum and put booze above his family?"
Your husband is an addict and he's made it clear he will not change, he's not fit to look after your child, you need to put your DC first and prioritise their needs.

I'm not sure if anybody will notice this but just needed to write this down as nobody ITL to talk to.

I've realised he's had 18 beers in the last 24 hours. He's completely drunk in the other room and today is the day I've realised I have to leave.

I'm not sure where to go or what to do but I know I can't change my mind for the sake of DC. I don't want him growing to thinking this is normal.

Well, so much for drinking after 5 p.m.

You are making the right decision for you and your child. Things can only get worse if he continues to drink. I'm so sorry for you but life will be much better for you in the long term if you leave.

I think it's probably about time that you need to start looking into how to leave your relationship. As pp have suggested Al-Anon to try and get some help.
If you need to find another place to live then try and make a start now, this will only get worse for you.
He's in thrall to an addiction that will take over his life, and yours

Both dh and I failed to realise he was alcohol dependent, until I woke up at 4am one morning (he had fallen asleep on the sofa again) and it just dawned on me that he had a drink problem.

He was drinking every night for years and never could sustain efforts to cut down.

In the end I just told him he had a problem and explained all the ways in which it affected me, him and our dc.

Fortunately for me, he accepted he had a problem and gave up, although he had to taper it down because he suffered some withdrawal symptoms.

My father was an alcoholic and I think that didn't help me recognise dh had a problem. My father was physically abusive whereas dh is gentle and softly spoken. I didn't realise, I suppose, that alcoholism takes many forms.

You have to go. Maybe one day he'll decide to stay sober for good but he won't do it now as he can't see anything wrong with what he's doing. I'm so sorry but you're making the right decision.

Thank you everyone - it's reassuring for others to confirm what I am thinking rather than me talking myself out of it. We were meant to be moving in the next few weeks together but I'm going to contact the landlord and see if I can change the tenancy to just me. Today's the first day of our lives I suppose.

Good luck. I think you've made a good decision.

The best of luck 😊 xxx