RE:

Well, I don't really know what to tell you. I don't know Dave and all I
really know is what you have told me which is that he has a bad temper and
appears to have an alcohol problem. I am sure he must be a good guy if you
have been dating him this long though. Speaking of alcohol I have kind of
come to a realization recently that I need to cut down on my own drinking.
That is part of the reason i didn't drink this weekend. I am not going to
stop going out for a few beers but, I am just tired of how I feel the next
day and just laying around and shit. And the thing with my dad has really
scared me into being more healthy. Although it doesn't seem to really show
to much i have been going to the gym 5-6 days a week and I just don't want to
be my Dads age and be looking at the kind of health problems that he is
havning right now.

I think for you the best thing to do right now is to figure out whether you
think you have a big enough future with Dave to go through with trying to
help him with the problem. If you think you do and the drinking thing is an
issue to you then you need to bring it up again when he is sober but if you
don't think so then maybe you should consider walking away. Good luck and
if you need someone to talk to or advice you can always count on me.