the success rate is very low
The success rate for recovery for an alcoholic whose spouse still drinks can vary, but it may be more challenging for the recovering alcoholic due to potential triggers and lack of a supportive environment. Open communication, setting boundaries, and seeking external support can help improve the chances of recovery despite the spouse still drinking. Ultimately, each individual's situation is unique and success in recovery depends on various factors.
Spouses share ownership of property, if it belongs to your spouse it belongs to you and therefore may be subject to any debt recovery measures used agaisnt you.
Yes you can sue your spouse over money, that is if he is not giving you money properly, or if he is waisting it on drinks, gambling , and sex.
If you or she are of legal drinking age yes.
Each individual woman who leaves her alcoholic spouse feels differently. Some women still love their husbands, but can't take seeing them drunk; possibly losing jobs because of it or costing them friends. Some women are happy they have left an alcoholic spouse because they may have been verbally or physically abused. Then there are some women who are elated to be rid of their alcoholic spouse. If children are involved it can cause financial stress on the woman trying to raise them if the alcoholic husband can not hold down a job; in and out of jail or spends most of their time in a bar. This leaves the woman to find work (some women may have little experience in the workforce) and it is a struggle, but many women manage to get through it. It far better to take the children out of such an environment.
A recovering alcoholic may manipulate their sober spouse by using guilt, blame, or emotional manipulation to divert attention away from their own struggles with addiction. They may also manipulate through deception, lying, or minimizing the impact of their actions on the relationship. It's important for the sober spouse to set and maintain healthy boundaries and seek support from professionals or support groups.
I'd say your life sucks.
Because most people meet and marry their spouse by chance, and the success or otherwise of a marriage is as much as anything a matter of luck.
I feel that if anyone keeps a secret from their spouse about being with someone that they know you would not approve of is Cheating.... If she felt that it wasn't wrong she would have told you. That is plain sneaking around to me... I would keep my eyes open if I was you....
Yes is the strict answer, but in a divorce the gloves come off and the strict terms of the Texas Family Code come into play, even if some property is in one name. The law states: "Each spouse has the sole management, control, and disposition of that spouse's separate property. Except as otherwise stated in the Texas Family Code, a spouse's separate property consists of: (1) the property owned or claimed by the spouse before marriage; (2) the property acquired by the spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent; and (3) the recovery for personal injuries sustained by the spouse during marriage, except any recovery for loss of earning capacity during marriage. Community property consists of the property, other than separate property, acquired by either spouse during marriage. Property possessed by either spouse during or on dissolution of marriage is presumed to be community property. The degree of proof necessary to establish that property is separate property is clear and convincing evidence." -From Sections 3.001 through 3.101 of the Texas Family Code.
If you are a Christian, then it is important because incompatibility issues are reduced in a marriage of people with the same religious beliefs. If you are not a Christian, having a Christian spouse may be detrimental to the marriage. Similar belief systems in a marriage usually lead to higher odds of success.
Threatening with suicide to get you to do what he wants is just another kind of bullying. Go ahead with the separation, there's no reason for you to put up with an abusive, bullying and manipulative alcoholic.
is it illegal for a spouse to blackmail the other spouse