The Definition of Freedom - Before and After an Affair

“None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free.” Goethe

My wife, Stephanie, has a friend who decided to give up drinking alcohol. She's not an alcoholic and does not drink to excess. At first, the concept of eliminating alcohol from her life seemed novel, and at the very least, an interesting experiment. Her husband, while not understanding why, since alcohol had never posed a problem, was at least accepting of her choice.

Historically, her alcoho...