The underlying spiritual corruption behind active alcoholism thrusts relationships into a strange, sick place where selfishness overrides love

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The underlying spiritual corruption behind active alcoholism thrusts relationships into a strange, sick place where selfishness overrides love - where  use and abuse of physical and emotional privilege mangles all hope for the future. It’s an odd place where what aspects seems secure only appears so because they have been embellished through denial.

There is a true love lifestyle that can occur between man and woman, but it cannot resemble the typical, alcoholically contaminated relationship. That is because of the selfish nature of the alkie.  It is as if a cloud arises between the parties.

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