Possible Clues:

• Glued on, perhaps
• Hurt after a sober type becomes engaged?
• Devoted
• A totally sober person longed to be with partner?
• Stuck time and time again, initially back hurt
• Not being able to drink gave him a pain he was stuck with
• Stapled on to
• A non-drinker was pained at being stuck with this
• A teetotaller was in pain and stuck with it
• After endless criticism he had to get married