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Old Jul 10, 2013, 10:53 PM
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This has never, ever happened before. My husband and I have a good relationship. No abuse. We rarely fight. We get along very well.

This week the husband has been attending meetings in a different office, further from home. I knew he'd be busy and getting home later than normal so I've been keeping myself occupied by meeting with friends or watching movies after work. No big deal.

Tonight I knew he'd be home late. He told me he had an event to attend after work. I thought nothing of it and made plans with a friend to get dinner. He texted me a few times throughout the evening to tell me he was still at the event and sent me a photo with a few of his coworkers. Everyone looked happy (and sober).

Fast forward to 10:30 pm. He *finally* got home, talked to me for a minute, and went upstairs to use the bathroom. It seemed like he'd been gone an excessive amount of time, so I went upstairs to check on him. He was completely passed out in our bedroom. It took a lot to wake him up, and when I did he was slurring his words, and obviously COMPLETELY WASTED.

I was upset. He drove himself home, a 30+ mile drive, and could have easily gotten himself or someone else killed. Or arrested for a DUI. He went in the bathroom, threw up, tried to talk to me some more, and then returned to our bedroom and went to sleep. I just checked on him again and he's still sleeping.

I don't know what to do or how to handle this. I'm not against going out and having a drink or two, but I've known people killed by drunk drivers and am completely against driving while intoxicated. My brother lives not far from the event he was at, and I even told him he could stay with my brother or call him for a ride if he felt like he couldn't drive home.

Any advice? I don't know what to do. Our marriage is good otherwise, but this is an alarming, out-of-character behavior and I am completely against it. Worst of all, we were just talking the other day about life insurance and getting a will put together, and I would assume he'd have that in the back of his mind. Plus he was with his boss and many, many coworkers. You can't get intoxicated in that setting, in my opinion.

Help!!
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