I’ve just come across this forum. Reading what you have written is a mirror image of my life apart from I’m only 36 and my partner is 39. My partner started drinking more to cope with his Dad dying of cancer last year. From last October it’s been a slippery slope for him. A month ago I had to move out of our family home with my teenage daughter as his drinking has gotten so bad now and his mental health suffers so badly from his drinking, its heartbreaking to see someone you love do this to themselves, and there is nothing you can do, that’s one of the hardest parts about all of this.
I hope you are well and happy xx