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Although this is a good thing, I still would like to have a drink once in a while. When I imbibe (no more than two or three), Chuck becomes irritable and starts fights. There is no violence, but he snaps,

By the way, I have contributed more than my fair share financially and have taken on all domestic responsibility in this relationship, pretty much since Day One. Am I stuck with Chuck? -- LIGHT DRINKER IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR LIGHT DRINKER: Have you not read anything the former surgeon general posted on the internet about alcohol consumption?