Ask Amy: Phone’s ‘pocket dial’ rings the wrong number
Dear Amy: My significant other and I have lived together for over 10 years in a house I own.
Over time, her alcohol consumption has increased and is now a daily activity. She starts drinking at 3 PM.
When she drinks, she is hard to deal with, both for me and for her teenage daughter.
I quit drinking three years ago. I hoped my sobriety would encourage her to at least cut back.
I have gotten lots of promises from her. They are always broken.
Both her daughter and I avoid being with her when she drinks.
Now that society is opening up, I want to exit this relationship.
I don’t want all the drama of kicking her out, so I am considering renting a place to live in for the next year so her daughter can stay in place and graduate from high school.
After that, a lawyer can handle the eviction.
I need the courage to take the first step, but it is so hard after all these years.
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