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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Husband also said we could stop drinking entirely if I wanted that. I am considering we try that for a period of time. Would you recommend that approach as opposed to moderation? For a few weeks? Can that help confirm that he does not have an alcohol dependency as he states? I am not convinced he is an alcoholic considering there are some days when he drinks less or not at all. It seems to be worse during periods of stress. He does not think it is a problem because it doesn’t control him. Thanks for the thoughts. [/quote]

See, here’s the issue. There are some people that just can’t moderate their drinking, and once they start, they can’t stop. Stress brings on the need to drink more and that becomes their coping mechanism, or lack thereof. No drinking becomes just one beer a night, then it’s two and then you’re back in the pattern you originally described. He has to see the problem in this and want to change, and with him projecting a bunch of BS at you (name calling and pickingg FH arguments) tells me he’s not there.  Best advice I can offer as someone who deals with this, is Al Anon, detaching and setting boundaries. And don’t have kids with this guy unless he can get this under control. [/quote]

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