I had friend over for a drink this evening. She's been really unhappy with her DP for a long time but recently things have come to a head and she's decided to divorce. In a nutshell, he's emotionally abusive to her and their teenage boys - he never makes any time for them but is really controlling. Over the years I've heard a catalogue of awful things he's done - calling her names, being neglectful and blaming her for the bad behaviour of their kids.
Back to this evening. I offered to help her find a solicitor. I could see she was really emotional and feeling fragile. She had driven to mine so I wasn't expecting her to be drinking but she downed 2 beers in an hour. As she went to open the third, I took it out of her hand and lightheartedly told her not to feel obliged to drink it. She didn't drink it and has just driven home 3 hours later and having had a good meal. I'm a bit worried. Whilst I know that he doesn't physically abuse her, I'm now wondering if I did the right thing letting her go home? I'm really concerned that he might try and turn this evening into his script of how she's irresponsible. I'm feeling that I should have done more to be helpful. Could I have done anything else?