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writes: I have been with my boyfriend for about 6 months. I'm 23 and this is my first serious relationship. We now live together to save money as we live in a really expensive city. My boyfriend has a slight problem with alcohol, in that when he starts drinking he can't stop until he's completely drunk. He doesn't drink all the time and living together now he drinks even less. We've often fought about this problem, mostly because I don't trust him on this. My mother has alcohol problems, but he insists that he will always have a beer with his friends when he meets them occasionally. Tonight he is working in a restaurant but the people we live with are drinking in the kitchen, one of his friends came to visit this weekend. I can't help thinking that if he were here he wouldn't be able to control himself. Any advice on how to handle this situation?
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reader, M.A. +, writes (3 June 2006):
From what you're saying, this isn't a chronic situation, just the occasional "tear". I have similar experience with a boyfriend who got way too drunk. My advice to you is to have a calm and serious talk with your boyfriend to clarify the situation. Is it possible that either of you have blown this out of proportion? If not, just try to let him know how your worried about him and don't want it to cause problems. It's better for him to clean up his act now than be in the situation where he has children of his own who have to deal with it too. Just advise him to go a little bit easier on the bottle when he's out with "the boys".
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