New wives abide by hubby's imbibing.

PositionMarriage - Brief Article

A wife tends to adapt to a husband's drinking behavior during the first year of marriage, with his alcohol consumption influencing who they choose as friends and the role of drinking in their social life. maintains the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). The study of 519 couples in their first year of marriage found that. while men do not appear to adapt to their wives' drinking behavior, "husbands' drinking had an influence on wives' drinking," imparts lead researcher Kenneth E. Leonard

In addition, the husband's alcohol use...

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