If he loves you he will willingly want to kick his habit/addiction. No excuses & it's not hard for there's so much in life naturally. What is hard is when out at a "event" & the majority of the people are drinking. Ive adjusted & I limit myself to One drink only when out. I'm lucky to have one a fortnight. I did last year, cold turkey & I wasn't the happy jovial funfilled liquid person with false courage. I'm forever thankful to my ex for I wouldn't be the Man I am now. Thankyou wherever you are. My shout hehe(non alcoholic)How many ppl have been in this state & f..ked up badly. When drinking to excess it only takes that One single time that we/I became an emotionally distraught drunk which was in my traumas from my childhood. I've come to learn after six months of counselling, endless reading, healthy lifestyle to the max, wanting to make that change for me & only me otherwise you'll fail? Out of all I've done hypnotism from a qualified psychiatrist, which BTW was the best treatment I've experienced as what was revealed unlocked the core issue that my brain had locked away since choldhood. I was so d against it for who's mad enough to let someone into your brain. They could leave triggers in their. Guess what. He did & Im grateful for it works. I lost the woman who is easily a diamond in the rough & any man would be lucky to walk hand in hand with her. That's another story. Dear author if you've read this far....he can do this. It'll try your patience for he won't be the happy drunken boy. If he doesn't want to or keeps repeatedly slipping, has one more outburst because of it! then you must look after yourself first and foremost. Men only learn the hard way when in love. When the woman has patiently tried & believed in their man. It's sad, sucks & is true. I lost my ex other reasons. It did play a part on my end. No more emotions drowned in boose. It's the Biggest most dangerous problematic DRUG in the world & the factual statistics don't lie. <P.S. I'm the fittest mind body spirit I've been in over ten years -six pack & all>