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help cope with spouse's drinking issues  Sunday, January 13,
2013  Dear Annie: I have been married to "Bart" for 21 years. I
knew he had issues with alcohol. He has a pattern of getting
sober for a few years and then relapsing over and over. He is
truly a wonderful guy, but when he drinks, he's like a different
man. I feel as if I am living with Jekyll and Hyde.  I've talked
to him, cried, begged and threatened separation, to no avail. We
recently had what I thought was a good weekend. After a
productive Sunday morning, I spent the afternoon cleaning, and
he went to his local hangout. He came home with a friend in tow
and barely spoke to me.  After dinner, Bart went back to the bar
"for a few." I wasn't surprised, but I couldn't kiss him
goodbye, so I just waved him off and kept my feelings to myself.
When he returned a couple of hours later, he was very upset. He
called me names and cl