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[quote=Anonymous]OP, in Early recovery it's often encouraged to NOT make life sweeping changes in early sobriety. The fact that he is doing so much at once only raises a red flag to me that he does not realize/appreciate/accept that the problem is HIM and his personal relationship with alcohol.

The key is- he can change everything he wants. His home, his church, his friends, you... But until he changes his relationship with booze, changing all the other stuff won't matter. And that doesn't happen overnight.

Before you make any more commitment, I would suggest you go to an AlAnon meeting or ten (which is a group for friends and families of alcoholics). I'm not sure if I can suggest other forums here, but www.soberrecovery.com has a great Family and Friends forum. There are a lot of folks there with alcohol and other substance abuse problems who are happy to answer questions that maybe your partner doesn't want to answer. It's a really excellent resource. Your boyfriend may also find some help there, as there are forums for recovery and a heck of a lot of information on various modes of recovery. [/quote]

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