Anonymous
02/23/2023 12:01
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The amount of teetotalers (or nearly teetotalers) is amazing to me.
Heck, every Sunday, someone in the family hosts and every adult probably has at least 3 glasses of wine that night.
And that's just on a Sunday. Including a night out on Fri or Sat, and then one rando day in the week, and its easy to get to 15 drinks for the week.
Why? Why is it amazing? Lot's of people don't drink.
I haven't had a drop since I was 21, never cared for it, it's poison to the body, I'm now 50.
It’s cultural. When you hang around heavy drinkers, you start to think that’s normal.
And vice versa I guess. I do find it interesting that so many on here don't drink or drink very little. I have a big social circle in DC and everyone drinks, some people more than others, but most social occasions are parties or big nights out at bars where everyone is drinking. Same with my coworkers. It's strange to me to think that everyone I know in DC is an outlier, but maybe we are. I'm a lawyer so maybe that's part of it.
Agree that it seems more responders on here maybe don’t have as much of a social life? I go out with friends at least once a week and then probably a date night/party or another event every weekend. There is always alcohol enjoyed. When I don’t have events or outings, I rarely drink but in a busy month or vacations, I definitely have more than 5 a week.
I have a very active social life but as I've gotten older (40s) my health and sleep quality come first. I drink sparkling waters with lime and no one knows the difference.
But people do know the difference? Like if you're at dinner, everyone's ordering drinks, and you order a sparkling water with lime, people know. Nothing wrong with that of course, but I would certainly know if my friends didn't drink alcohol.
Anonymous
02/23/2023 11:34
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
I cut back a few months ago. It used to be about 3 glasses of wine a night on weeknights and more on weekends. Now I don't drink on weeknights and on weekends it's still probably on the heavy side, with about 2 mimosas in the mornings, then 3 glasses of wine in the evening.
Anonymous
02/23/2023 11:33
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
I used to be able to polish off a bottle of wine in a weekend, sometimes in one day. Now I can only have 2 glasses of wine in a weekend. After I hit my late 40’s, my tolerance went way down. More than 2 glasses is not worth not being able to function the next day.
Anonymous
02/23/2023 11:29
Subject: Re:How much do you drink - be honest
Anonymous wrote:I drink too much, 2-3 drinks most nights. Then I’ll go for awhile without drinking anything to assuage my guilt about drinking too much. Then I’ll go out to a social event or dinner w my spouse and drink 2-3 drinks again and get right back to my old pattern. I never have more than that, I never drive after drinking (even if I only had 1 drink), and I never black out or get sick or feel hungover the next day. But I still know it’s not good for me.
This is me. I pretty much have 3/4 bottle of wine every night- spread out over 3-4 hours. If I finish the bottle, I will have a hangover the next day. I am active and at a healthy weight. It is not imacting my job or my relationships. Every so often, I will drink to the point of feeling hungover and have terrible guilt about it. I will stop drinking during the work week and then when Friday rolls around, I just kind of hop back into my routine. Its something I want to change but at the same time, I am not that motivated to.
Anonymous
02/23/2023 08:21
Subject: Re:How much do you drink - be honest
I was having 1-2 every night. I’ve cutback to one glass of wine 3-4x week and trying to cut back even more.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 20:30
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
Probably what amounts to a glass of wine or beer ever month or two.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 19:05
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
I got to the point where I didn't think I was able to drink much more than a glass or two, then I went on some medications that make it possible to drink an entire bottle of wine and be totally ok the next day. I know this is not good long term so I try to avoid it.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 15:58
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
And vice versa I guess. I do find it interesting that so many on here don't drink or drink very little. I have a big social circle in DC and everyone drinks, some people more than others, but most social occasions are parties or big nights out at bars where everyone is drinking. Same with my coworkers. It's strange to me to think that everyone I know in DC is an outlier, but maybe we are. I'm a lawyer so maybe that's part of it.
It also might be your age. 20s and 30s most of my friends drank. Now that we're in our late 40s, many of those same friends have cut back quite a bit, for a variety of reasons: breast cancer, sleep issues, watching their weight, too exhausted from kids, need to drive home (live out in the burbs), etc.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 15:43
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The amount of teetotalers (or nearly teetotalers) is amazing to me.
Heck, every Sunday, someone in the family hosts and every adult probably has at least 3 glasses of wine that night.
And that's just on a Sunday. Including a night out on Fri or Sat, and then one rando day in the week, and its easy to get to 15 drinks for the week.
Why? Why is it amazing? Lot's of people don't drink.
I haven't had a drop since I was 21, never cared for it, it's poison to the body, I'm now 50.
It’s cultural. When you hang around heavy drinkers, you start to think that’s normal.
And vice versa I guess. I do find it interesting that so many on here don't drink or drink very little. I have a big social circle in DC and everyone drinks, some people more than others, but most social occasions are parties or big nights out at bars where everyone is drinking. Same with my coworkers. It's strange to me to think that everyone I know in DC is an outlier, but maybe we are. I'm a lawyer so maybe that's part of it.
Agree that it seems more responders on here maybe don’t have as much of a social life? I go out with friends at least once a week and then probably a date night/party or another event every weekend. There is always alcohol enjoyed. When I don’t have events or outings, I rarely drink but in a busy month or vacations, I definitely have more than 5 a week.
I have a very active social life but as I've gotten older (40s) my health and sleep quality come first. I drink sparkling waters with lime and no one knows the difference.
+1 I've never liked alcohol or feeling drunk much and these days I almost never drink. But I socialize plenty, I just get mocktails or fizzy water. Most people I know drink at least socially.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 15:40
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
SO many women think they're having hormone issues when its really the one drink with dinner thats keeping them up at night, heat flashes, etc.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 15:38
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
About 6 out of 7 nights, I have a drink with dinner, either a dark beer or a glass of wine (which is honestly 1.5 glasses of wine by ounces). I used to drink way too much pre-kids. I’m happy with my consumption these days.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 15:37
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
I've never been a drinker, and as I get older I rarely drink. When I do drink it's "one and done". I enjoy the buzz, but not the headache. I'm also a control freak so don't like to ever be in a situation where I make an #ss of myself.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 15:29
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The amount of teetotalers (or nearly teetotalers) is amazing to me.
Heck, every Sunday, someone in the family hosts and every adult probably has at least 3 glasses of wine that night.
And that's just on a Sunday. Including a night out on Fri or Sat, and then one rando day in the week, and its easy to get to 15 drinks for the week.
Why? Why is it amazing? Lot's of people don't drink.
I haven't had a drop since I was 21, never cared for it, it's poison to the body, I'm now 50.
It’s cultural. When you hang around heavy drinkers, you start to think that’s normal.
And vice versa I guess. I do find it interesting that so many on here don't drink or drink very little. I have a big social circle in DC and everyone drinks, some people more than others, but most social occasions are parties or big nights out at bars where everyone is drinking. Same with my coworkers. It's strange to me to think that everyone I know in DC is an outlier, but maybe we are. I'm a lawyer so maybe that's part of it.
Agree that it seems more responders on here maybe don’t have as much of a social life? I go out with friends at least once a week and then probably a date night/party or another event every weekend. There is always alcohol enjoyed. When I don’t have events or outings, I rarely drink but in a busy month or vacations, I definitely have more than 5 a week.
I have a very active social life but as I've gotten older (40s) my health and sleep quality come first. I drink sparkling waters with lime and no one knows the difference.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 15:27
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The amount of teetotalers (or nearly teetotalers) is amazing to me.
Heck, every Sunday, someone in the family hosts and every adult probably has at least 3 glasses of wine that night.
And that's just on a Sunday. Including a night out on Fri or Sat, and then one rando day in the week, and its easy to get to 15 drinks for the week.
Why? Why is it amazing? Lot's of people don't drink.
I haven't had a drop since I was 21, never cared for it, it's poison to the body, I'm now 50.
It’s cultural. When you hang around heavy drinkers, you start to think that’s normal.
It’s neither normal nor abnormal.
Just like eating pork is neither normal nor abnormal. Some people do and some don’t.
Anonymous
02/22/2023 15:26
Subject: How much do you drink - be honest
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The amount of teetotalers (or nearly teetotalers) is amazing to me.
Heck, every Sunday, someone in the family hosts and every adult probably has at least 3 glasses of wine that night.
And that's just on a Sunday. Including a night out on Fri or Sat, and then one rando day in the week, and its easy to get to 15 drinks for the week.
Why? Why is it amazing? Lot's of people don't drink.
I haven't had a drop since I was 21, never cared for it, it's poison to the body, I'm now 50.
It’s cultural. When you hang around heavy drinkers, you start to think that’s normal.
And vice versa I guess. I do find it interesting that so many on here don't drink or drink very little. I have a big social circle in DC and everyone drinks, some people more than others, but most social occasions are parties or big nights out at bars where everyone is drinking. Same with my coworkers. It's strange to me to think that everyone I know in DC is an outlier, but maybe we are. I'm a lawyer so maybe that's part of it.
Agree that it seems more responders on here maybe don’t have as much of a social life? I go out with friends at least once a week and then probably a date night/party or another event every weekend. There is always alcohol enjoyed. When I don’t have events or outings, I rarely drink but in a busy month or vacations, I definitely have more than 5 a week.