My sobriety story

I did 10 years sober - I started with a month in a treatment centre. Then when I came out, I went to AA for a while, but it really wasn't for me. I stayed sober by just not drinking - it was a mind-set. I didn't want to break the spell. I also didnt go out much and broke ties with a bunch of friends. I met a girl who became my long-term partner and she wasn't really into going out much either, so we enjoyed our large garden and bumbled along together. Then in 2018 I got a new job that meant travelling a lot to meet clients around the world and all of a sudden I was going out to dinner a lot...... and one day, I said yes to a beer. About the same time, my long-term partner had an affair and I found out about it because I was nosy and picked up the other land-line one day and heard her confirming an appointment to have a pregnancy termination! N.B. We weren't sleeping together for a looong time. My first words to her after the call were: "You dont have to do this...