Am I wrong here? [View all]
Let me start off by saying I've been sober for 6 1/2 years with no relapses. I'm sober thanks to an intervention my wife and two daughters arranged. These days, when I go to parties, I still feel awkward being the only one not drinking. So here's the latest:
Yesterday we went to my wife's brother's house to celebrate Greek Easter. I was pretty much the only sober one there. We got there at 2:30 and around 7 I was getting a little antsy about leaving. But I bit my tongue and hung in there. About 8 I started giving her the look, saying, "Lets get out of here." Finally around 8:30 we left. I got the silent treatment all the way home. She stormed out of the home and went for a walk and I went up to read before hitting the hay. (We sleep in separate rooms). She finally went to bed around 11:30. This morning she's still pissed and I explained to her that she has no idea how hard it is not drinking around a bunch of drinkers. No one can know what it's like being sober in those kinds of situations. I even said I'm sorry, even thought I don't think I should feel guilty for my actions.
Am I wrong?