From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
MARRIED occurs
7 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... married?
BB p.107,
To Wives
Could we have been so
mistaken in the
men we
married?
2.
... married and
the father of promising children ...
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
3.
... married by
eliminating the severe emotional twists ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
Our
main problem is not how
we are to
stay married; it is
how to be more
happily married by
eliminating the
severe emotional twists that have so often
stemmed from
alcoholism.
4.
... married folks
in A.A. have very happy ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
Most
married folks in
A.A. have very
happy homes.
5.
... married; it
is how to be more ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
Our
main problem is not how
we are to
stay married; it is
how to be more
happily married by
eliminating the
severe emotional twists that have so often
stemmed from
alcoholism.
6.
... married to
a loyal and courageous girl ...
BB p.81,
Into Action
A
man so
involved often
feels very
remorseful at
times,
especially if he
is
married to a
loyal and
courageous girl who has
literally gone through
hell for him.
7.
... married to
all kinds of enterprises, some ...
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
In
consternation, we saw ourselves
getting married to all
kinds of
enterprises,
some
good and some not so
good.
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