He has pushed you to the absolute limit. I feel so sorry for you because you are being so understanding of his problem despite his unbearable, selfish and childish behaviour. You have to look after yourself. I’m certain you don’t want this man to come between you and your lovely children. He needs the inspiration for sobriety. Either that, or he needs to be prepared to go through the slog of quitting. I wonder really if he is anywhere near to addressing this. As I say, a counter-intuitive approach may be a possible way forward.
