I always know when I have found a person who needs to fall in love (with reality). I ask them “ How do you feel about maybe giving up alcohol for six months and watch their face turn white, as they explain that they don’t have a drinking problem, they just like a glass of wine in the evening.

There are millions of what I call (high) functioning people. They usually hold on to their jobs, maintain some type of family and juggle their bills, like everybody else. The (high) functioning just plays hell with their choice of mates, their personal lifes, their kids, parents, and friends. The highs and lows are not (a fun house).

Going out and asking for a coke instead of a drink will sure get a person with a drug or alcohol problem out of your life and the drama and problems that comes with them. If a guy or a woman has to have a drink to get close (he or she ain’t getting close - just getting sex). Drinking or drugs always bring a person who has problems with relationships. Problems you can’t fix.

Surprisingly, the (so called) friends are usually the biggest protesters when I suggest someone give up alcohol to change their life. They start complaining that they want to go out and drink with their friends. As if their friends couldn’t have fun without alcohol or them.

If you want to have successful relationship, give the keys of your life to a none drinker. (You) The chances of you getting there are a lot better.