The fact that seeing you imbibe has such a negative effect on your husband may be an indication that his own sobriety is shaky. If you really feel the need to have an alcoholic beverage (or two or three), consider doing it away from the house with women friends.

Husband had to give up booze for health issues, now snaps, swears and gives her the silent treatment if she imbibes

Chuck becomes irritable and starts fights. There is no violence, but he snaps, swears and then gives me the silent treatment.

My husband was a heavy drinker who quit alcohol for health reasons. Now if I have a drink or two, he gets irritable and starts fights. How should I handle this? I've been sneaking drinks behind his back,

I’ve been married to “Chuck” for 40 years. We’ve had a fairly decent life together, even though Chuck drank heavily for 35 of those years. Now, as we enter our twilight years, he has experienced various medical problems,

Although this is a good thing, I still would like to have a drink once in a while. When I imbibe (no more than two or three), Chuck becomes irritable and starts fights. There is no violence, but he snaps,