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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in recovery. Just ask him how he feels and accept his answer. I find it more uncomfortable and awkward when people treat alcohol differently than they normally would just because I'm there. It's an effort to be respectful, I get it, but it's not like I can't be at the same table with alcohol. [/quote]

I'm in recovery, too, and have been sober a little over two years.  I would ask out of respect for him, particularly since you said you are close, and truly accept his answer. I don't keep alcohol in house, but have absolutely no problem with people drinking it here.  I sometimes will even buy a bottle of wine for BF who drinks normally.  I really hate feeling like people alter their behavior to "tiptoe around the alcoholic."  HOWEVER, I will have others open the alcohol, will not serve it myself (pour, top off), and prefer that any alcohol be taken or poured out when they leave.  It's not that I am not solid in my sobriety but I just make it a point to minimize any and all triggers, always, as part of my personal recovery.  Hell, I even went to Oktoberfest in Munich last year and was the only person in a group of 40 who didn't drink, had a blast, and was not at all tempted and only felt sorry for myself when I realized that a diet coke there was more than a beer.  Ha!

Everyone is different.  Good for you for considering his feelings. That's honestly what matters more than anything else.  :)  [/quote]

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