Went to a college basketball game today. I knew it would be a challenge. My husband offered a drink. I declined and he still bought me one saying “he knew I’d change my mind”. I quickly passed it to my friend and I didn’t drink! It’s all I could do not to cry though. He is just not supportive. Anyone else deal with this? I am so frustrated. This has caused me to fail in the past, but I am 17 days in and have absolutely no desire to go back to being a drunk. I know this willpower is from God. I just need to find the human support somewhere 
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Are you in a program? Get to AA meetings where people will care about you and support you. Go to meetings, get phone numbers, use the breath you'd use to pray to call other AA's and build your support system. Then, when you are in a good place mentally and physically, ditch that shithêad husband of yours, and remain as you want to be.
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Thanks. I’ve attended some AA meetings but I’m not as engaged as I should be.
So sorry to hear you aren't getting the support you need. It sounds really tough to have him not believe in you. I hope you are proud of yourself for sticking to your commitment. That's really impressive.
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Wow, congratulations on remaining strong. I don’t know what to say but that is blatantly mean, if not abuse. I’d also recommend some sort of sober support group immediately, a therapist possibly. I’m sorry to hear this
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Your husband is not taking your sobriety seriously and that’s a huge problem. You need to set boundaries with him. I fee for you and I hope he comes around to support you
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I get it. It's a lot to take in when you first go. I absolutely hated it. But it grew on me pretty quickly and I'm telling you, once you make some friends there, it really helps. You don't have to go out and talk about AA shït the whole time, ya know?
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Thank you for the feedback. Very much appreciated 
The people that God wants in your life, he keeps in your life. Remember the all time favorite poem God left us as a reminder of his love? Let me remind you bc you are a strong warrior who might need a reminder.. ready? Repeat after me… “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not Insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love NEVER ends”. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.. maybe it’s time to listen to him. I know it’s easier said than done but trust me when I tell you this.. my mustard seed just recently made a really big believer out of me. I felt the need to share. I hope it helps. Chin up! You got this! (Even if you backtrack, even if you slip up, even if you fail to be human, God still loves you and you are still amazing. Bad seasons, not bad people 
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Sounds like your husband is trash and should be flushed down the toilet. Anyone that is horrible enough to try and derail your sobriety needs..... I'm truly sorry your dealing with this
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For what it's worth you just helped me? I'm scared for my son right now and I don't know if his mom has his best interest? You have a beautiful soul! Thank you
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Sometimes we just can't see we're changing? You are changing? God does for us what we can not do for ourselves. You are stronger than you know, I'm impressed and proud of you!
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Playing devils advocate here: is there a chance he doesn't want you to be sober? Something to have/hold over you? Or maybe if you DO succeed, HE will feel inadequate?
Don't know you guys at all, just chucking it out there as a "what if"
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I’ve heard it said (by someone in AA) that if you want to be sober, nothing and no one need stand in your way. And if you want to drink, eventually nothing and no one will be able to stop you. I like that first premise because it means we can stay sober no matter what, if we want to stay sober. That said, it often means we have to change the circumstances of our lives so we have full support in our decision to live a sober life. I’m sorry your husband doesn’t support your newfound sobriety. Even if he doesn’t, YOU can support it in all the ways you know how. One of them is writing to this community and gaining support. I’ve used AA for support the majority of my time sober. But as they say, they don’t hold a monopoly on recovery. I love it but you do have to find the right meetings (my people!). Sending you love and light. You can do this…one day at a time.
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Well your husband certainly can't be trusted to be supportive. I would say that cancels out getting involved with any activities such as a basketball game with him. In the future, I would decline to go anywhere with him or anyone else where there could be alcohol.
At least until you have some serious sobriety time under your belt.
I hope you're at least going to AA meetings. It sounds like you need some kind of support from someone.
The only experience that I have with a spouse and alcohol is a long time ago I was married to a woman who was basically my drinking partner.
She went to one AA meeting with me and never went again. It seems like the more I try to get sober, the more she pulled the other direction. It eventually ended in divorce.
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Good job . Boundaries are essential he just respect them or else .
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