If he is ignoring you and doesn’t answer your calls, I don’t think there is anything you can do. How would you rekindle your romance if he isn’t responding?

Is this guy who is pursuing you is a long term serious candidate for commitment or happily ever after? Doesn’t sound like it to me. So are your only two options are a guy who you are unhappy with or an ex who is ignoring you? In addition current guy is a daily heavy drinker, is he an addict? Typically healthy relationships with daily not moderate drinkers are not possible (unless they seek help and enter recovery). And the ex, if it’s the same pathological liar from before then this is a disaster waiting to happen. You can never trust him, but that’s a moot point since he isn’t responding to you. Both guys are bad news.

I know it’s hard to find right people. I was single for many many years simply because there was no right ones coming along. But being with wrong men isn’t going to solve it.