My exes sponsor told me he had many points where he could have called someone. Deciding to buy the beer. Getting in his vehicle to go to the store or drive-thru. Paying for it. Driving home. Opening the can. That first sip. I never thought of the process to obtain alcohol and how much an addict has to plan for it. His sponsor is very diligent and would do anything to help him. I'm so glad you can remain sober. I thought he was going to be OK, and then this happened. He left me. He never should have. He knew he would not be able to hide it from me. I was the only one that knew he had relapsed. Not even his AA guys knew.