Asking Eric: Husband’s Downward Spiral Put Him and Others at Risk
The wife says her husband drinks heavily every weekend and refuses counseling, leaving her afraid of a crash or arrest.
- After 20 years of marriage, a wife wrote to columnist Eric Thomas describing her husband's five-year downward spiral involving weekend barhopping and returning home intoxicated on his motorcycle.
- Driving a motorcycle while intoxicated poses a severe risk of injury or death to himself and others, the columnist noted, as the wife expressed terror he will get into a fatal accident.
- Thomas encouraged the wife to contact the local Department of Motor Vehicles to file an anonymous report, noting most state Departments of Motor Vehicles allow such reports when a driver is suspected unfit.
- If the husband continues driving while intoxicated, the wife should contact police immediately, the columnist advised, noting arrest is preferable to him being killed or causing someone else's death.
- Beyond immediate intervention, the columnist recommended the wife consult a primary care physician or reach out to the Department of Aging, then speak with a financial adviser or divorce lawyer about personal safety guardrails.
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Asking Eric: My husband bought a motorcycle and drives it while drunk every weekend
Dear Eric: I have been married for 20 years. My husband has been on a downward spiral for the last five years. He bought a motorcycle at that time, and since then goes out every weekend barhopping, and comes home totally drunk.We haven’t had sex in nine months (I have begged him), and he refuses to go to marriage counseling or a therapist for himself. I am terrified he will get in an accident or get arrested. I am financially unable to leave him…
Denver Post
Asking Eric: Husband’s downward spiral put him and others at risk
Advice columnist R. Eric Thomas answers his readers' questions in this May 8, 2026 edition of Asking Eric.
Asking Eric: My husband regularly rides his motorcycle while drunk. What are my options here?
Dear Eric: I have been married for 20 years. My husband has been on a downward spiral for the last five years. He bought a motorcycle at that time, and since then goes out every weekend barhopping, and comes home totally drunk.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Husband's downward spiral put him, others at risk
Dear Eric: I have been married for 20 years. My husband has been on a downward spiral for the last five years. He bought a motorcycle at that time, and since then goes out every weekend barhopping, and comes home…
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