Being A Single Heterosexual Male And Longtime Member Of...

Being a single heterosexual male and longtime member of Alcoholics Anonymous, I often wonder about the issue of Alcoholics Anonymous members and dating. I usually attend four or five AA meetings each week and truth be told, I do scout the room at each AA meeting that I attend, to see which women are present. I think that such a practice is only natural and it does not distract me from my purpose of attaining support for and learning ways to effectively deal with my disease of alcoholism. One of the main issues that I regularly wonder about in regard to dating while being a member of Alcoholics Anonymous is if it is better to date another member of the program, or is it better for a member of AA to date someone who is not a member of the program. I can t help but remember what a rehab counselor told me while I was still in early sobriety. He said that it was generally best for members of AA to not date other members of the program, because instead of just dealing with one s own addic tion, when a member of Alcoholics Anonymous is dating another member of the program, they are also taking on another person s addiction problems. That theory ties - in with the un - official rule of not being in a relationship while in the first year of one s sobriety. What I wonder about, as I approach 11 years of sobriety, is which scenario is better for members of Alcoholics Anonymous who have several years of sobriety. From my experience, I have found that former friends and associatesShow MoreRelatedFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 PagesThe Insider-Outsider Passage Socialization 184 Assumptions of Employee Socialization 184 Socialization Strongly Influences Employee Performance and Organizational Stability 184 Organizational Stability Also Increases through Socialization 185 New Members Suffer from Anxiety 185 Socialization Does Not Occur in a Vacuum 185 Individuals Adjust to New Situations in Remarkably Similar Ways 185 A Special OD Case: The Learning Organization 199 Evaluating Training and Development Effectiveness 199 Evaluating