I could let go of my love of drinking and quit. I am a functioning alcoholic. Quitting drinking would be best for me. I try not to drink when I’m with just my family. My memory is not great, though, and so sometimes, I “forget” my desire to stay sober. If someone offers me a drink, I often help but accept. This is my alcoholism.
My partner sometimes calls me out for my alcoholism. I both appreciate this and am annoyed by it, because he is an alcoholic himself. Like many things, alcoholism is a spectrum. He can probably control his drinking a little better than I can.
Maybe not, but he gets drunk much more slowly than I do. I could let go of my drinking for the sake of harmony. But, I will not, because I like to drink. This preference is indicative of my alcoholism.
Things We Forget 
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