Don't Beg Him To Stay 40. If He Gets Well 41. Many women marry men in order to be taken care of emotionally. But that doesn't work in alcoholic families. It gets all twisted.
Wives take care of husbands who drink - most of the time.
But the wife thinks it keeps her husband halfway grateful. They both know how very dependent he really is. Ironically, one of his greatest needs is to feel like he is the one who is taking care of her . But a real problem arises here, because it's all an illusion. And they both know it.