The 13th Step

Sometimes the joke at 12 Step meetings is that hooking up with somebody is the 13th step. After all, what better way to celebrate a fragile recovery than to jump headfirst into a relationship with another addict on their own shaky recovery journey, right?

Of course, I realize rocker Amy Winehouse is hardly the poster child for responsible behavior, but the newest headlines just had me shaking my head. Apparently British singer Amy Winehouse is allegedly engaged to ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil just three months after their divorce was finalized.
What’s the problem? Love can conquer all – even if one of the pair has a rocky past, can’t it? It seems Winehohuse’s fieancee, Fielder-Civil, is currently being treated for drug addiction at a rehab facility in Sheffield, England, but says he is "100 percent clean." He and Winehouse have "talked about ... starting a family," he added. "We both definitely want kids." Papers are reporting that Winehouse started visiting him in rehab after he threatened suicide if she didn’t. Sounds like a perfect fit.

Of course you and I know that an engagement made in rehab has a slim chance of success, but did you know you should have, at the very least, a year or two of sobriety before entering into a relationship?
I’m betting I’m not alone in hoping these two don’t start procreating just yet.