IHJ: I have mentioned the drinking to her, and have said it is a problem. Sometimes she acknowledges that, on a particular night, she had too much. She doesn't see it as an ongoing problem. And, if I say she's been drinking, and she happens to be inebriated at the time, she will deny it.
The more I think about it, the more I've been putting off directly addressing this problem. Here's a little windown into our house of cards: As part of our new budget (which has been a great thing to have, in most respects), there is a category for "wine and beer," separate from "groceries."
