Outside help
June 2017 | On the Cover

Outside help

She met a guy at a meeting and the sparks flew. Ready, set, go. Now there was work to do

With sobriety, I am conscious that a man is with me. I am attentive to more than my needs. I can feel my feelings and learn how to understand and appreciate both his feelings and mine. But alone, without added help, the door is only slightly opened to a successful sober relationship for me. I knew that when I was 18 months sober and met Bob, who was greeting people at the door of an AA meeting on the Upper East Side in Manhattan.

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