@ehBeth,
I have been to two counselors. They sit, they listen to me for 45 minutes, take my money and send me out the door. No suggestions, no "counseling".
We are going to a marriage retreat in a couple of weeks. The reviews for the program are amazing.
Yes, I love my husband, but hate this type of behavior and have made it clear that I am not going to live like this any longer. I'm 8 years younger and very social. He is trying, stopped the lying, isn't going to the bars ( except last week when I was out of town, he told me he was going with a couple of guys from work ). He was never a sloppy drunk. Most people wouldn't even realize he was drunk. The "private" facebook settings are just one of the things on the list of stuff that I don't like. I have never been the jealous type, and know that these young girls are not into him. It pisses our son off because his dad didn't save for his college (I'm paying for it) and feels that his dad blew money on these girls and not on his future. Being that we are working on keeping him sober, I think the Facebook **** needs to stop. They are not his "friends". I'm a nurse, but never in a million years would I friend a patient.