He has a book about exactly what you're talking about,called "Receiving Love." Might be worth a look. Codependence is a chronic disease--been there, done that. Yes, 2 codependents together is a recipe for disaster, unless you're both ready to do some serious work. Ah, alcoholism--the gift that keeps on giving.
M60 H52 D20 M14 yrs OW-old gf from 1986 bomb-5/18/08 H filed for D-9/10/08 D final 4/24/09 xH remarried (not OW) 2012