| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? 11:10 - Nov 29 with 11773 views | RobTheMonk |
Up until around 5 years back I was a pretty hardcore weekend binge drinker. Hangovers started getting worse and I was generally feeling rough for days afterwards. Slowly started phasing out booze and now in my mid 30's I barely touch the stuff. I sleep so much better, have much more energy and have been told I look like I've lost some weight. It's amazing how much disposable income you have too (even with kids which is another catalyst in the hardly drinking booze).
If we go up and see Madge's parents, I might have a few beers in an evening, but I don't feel like I have that lack of a stop button any more. I'll have two and be "Yep, I'm done".
I'm also very grateful to my close friends. I said I'm not drinking at the moment and the reaction was "No problem mate, come for a few hours if you can and head off when you need". No pressure whatsoever which is how it should be.
TLDR: Barely drink these days. |  | | |  |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:14 - Nov 29 with 6368 views | J2BLUE |
Very rarely drink. Probably about 5 beers a year and 2-3 glasses wine. |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:17 - Nov 29 with 6346 views | hype313 |
Yep, I barely drink at all these days, but that's more to do with having kids and spending my weekends ferrying them around various sports clubs, so drinking at the weekends is a big no no for me and I don't miss it at all if I'm honest.
I've never drank in the week so it's not like i'm giving up much there to be honest.
As you get older with young families, drinking becomes something that is pretty much forgotten, certainly in my group of friends. |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:19 - Nov 29 with 6332 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Well done you. Especially being able to still drink in moderation and not "fall off the wagon" as it were.
I used to drink more in university days but have gradually drunk less the older I have got. My socialising generally doesn't revolve around alcohol at all.
Glad to hear of the health and wealth benefits too. To me there are so many better things to derive pleasure from instead. |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:21 - Nov 29 with 6307 views | homer_123 |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:14 - Nov 29 by J2BLUE |
Very rarely drink. Probably about 5 beers a year and 2-3 glasses wine. |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:42 - Nov 29 with 6234 views | clive_baker |
I'm similar although probably less through choice. I have young children and most of my mates do too, so we don't get out much. I probably have a proper night out out once every couple of months now where I will drink a fair bit. But between those I can go ages without.
Historically I've never been one to drink at home really. Although that can go through slight phases, I can go weeks or months without any but then hit a patch where I get into a habit of drinking a bit more regularly. It normally depends on what I have in stock at home tbh, and right now I'm quite well stocked. Very easy to get into the habit of drinking at home but equally I can break it easily too. |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:50 - Nov 29 with 6173 views | Dubtractor |
I drink very little at all these days - I'll have a beer with a meal, or pre game pint, but can sometimes go weeks without touching a drop.
I've never been a massive boozer anyway, other than obviously in my teens/early 20s, but I'm also on long term meds that massively disagree with alcohol - so when I get a hangover it is a hangover on steroids and just not worth it!
re your point about friends being supportive - my social group are also not really big drinkers, so my lack of drinking doesn't really make any difference to that. |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:54 - Nov 29 with 6143 views | homer_123 |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:42 - Nov 29 by clive_baker |
I'm similar although probably less through choice. I have young children and most of my mates do too, so we don't get out much. I probably have a proper night out out once every couple of months now where I will drink a fair bit. But between those I can go ages without.
Historically I've never been one to drink at home really. Although that can go through slight phases, I can go weeks or months without any but then hit a patch where I get into a habit of drinking a bit more regularly. It normally depends on what I have in stock at home tbh, and right now I'm quite well stocked. Very easy to get into the habit of drinking at home but equally I can break it easily too. |
There's something here I've always wondered about (I'm not criticising here Clive by the way).
You mentioned a 'proper' night out once in a while where you drink a fair bit.
Why do we have to drink to have a proper night out, or more worryingly, why do we have to drink to have a good time? I've always found this fascinating.
The classic...'A great night out is one you can't remember'. | |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:54 - Nov 29 with 6136 views | MattinLondon |
I have young kids so I don’t go out on a huge nights out anymore. - actually once or twice a year. I don’t miss going out drinking at all. In all honesty I’d rather watch telly now and the thought of going out doesn’t do anything for me.
Saying that, after a hectic week of dealing with the kids I do enjoy drinking one or two beers on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Especially with the footie being on.
If I go out for a meal with the family I don’t drink as alcohol makes me sleepy (even one bottle) which isn’t great with a young family.
So, after the little horrors are fast asleep I do enjoy a couple beers at the weekend. Don’t tend to drink at any other time. |  | | |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:57 - Nov 29 with 6112 views | giant_stow |
Thats very good - well played.
Personally, my capacity to drink without being ruined the next day as got weaker, with age so I'm definitely less bingy big nights out.
Unlike Clive, I do like a couple of cans of fosters at home of a night - that's probably a cost thing, as i used to be in the pub most nights, pre child anyway. Maybe I have 3 or 4 sober nights per week? |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:08 - Nov 29 with 6029 views | usm |
Generally I dont drink during the week these days, but have a beer or two and wine at the weekend - usually with a meal.
Rarely go out for a 'big' night any more - usually it will be for a meal and then I'll usually only drink no alcohol beer or just have one glass of wine. |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:10 - Nov 29 with 6028 views | Kieran_Knows |
I still enjoy a good few beers, I can't lie. Have a good group of mates that all have season tickets and without fail we always have 3-4 beers before/after a game every other week.
It's mainly 'occasions' where I drink now though. A stag do weekend, or London away day, London day out for a birthday or like this Friday, a Christmas get together with everyone as that's the only date we can make.
I'd say me and the wife probably share a bottle of wine every other weekend as well.
Have always tried to limit my drinking to just Friday & Saturday's as it is. Never drink during the week, never have done. |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:15 - Nov 29 with 5973 views | clive_baker |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:54 - Nov 29 by homer_123 |
There's something here I've always wondered about (I'm not criticising here Clive by the way).
You mentioned a 'proper' night out once in a while where you drink a fair bit.
Why do we have to drink to have a proper night out, or more worryingly, why do we have to drink to have a good time? I've always found this fascinating.
The classic...'A great night out is one you can't remember'. |
It's a very fair point. Guess I meant it within the context of a thread on drinking, so night out drinking notable volumes of alcohol would be a more appropriate description. On the rare occasions I get a night out with my wife we tend to go for dinner and maybe a show or some comedy etc and I'm often more than happy to drive. Partly because cabs / trains are expensive but also because I certainly don't need alcohol to have a good time.
My friendship groups do drink a lot though, and we always have. So when we do occasionally get together it's invariably one where we drink a lot. I do regret it the next day, I'm awful with a hangover. | |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:19 - Nov 29 with 5935 views | itfcjoe |
I drink when I watch Ipswich play, generally just the Saturday home games though - prob have 7 or 8 pints those days
Night games, generally have one as will usually be driving
Outside of that it's occassions really - seeing couple friends with other half, stag dos, meeting up with mates and prob about once a month.
With regards to drinking at home - very rarely. Only really if watching an England or Ipswich game and then it will be about 3-4 330ml cans of beer so realistically a couple of pints.
Don't drink wine, very very rarely drink spirits so it is just beers and ciders for me so it's low strength large quantity when i do.
I still enjoy it though, can go weeks without having a beer at times and don't miss it - but still like it when the occasion allows for it. But with young family that is a couple of times a month at most [Post edited 29 Nov 2022 12:19]
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:20 - Nov 29 with 5903 views | giant_stow |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:15 - Nov 29 by clive_baker |
It's a very fair point. Guess I meant it within the context of a thread on drinking, so night out drinking notable volumes of alcohol would be a more appropriate description. On the rare occasions I get a night out with my wife we tend to go for dinner and maybe a show or some comedy etc and I'm often more than happy to drive. Partly because cabs / trains are expensive but also because I certainly don't need alcohol to have a good time.
My friendship groups do drink a lot though, and we always have. So when we do occasionally get together it's invariably one where we drink a lot. I do regret it the next day, I'm awful with a hangover. |
Think drinking and football go together well for some. I've had to miss some away trips with my Orient mates cos I know the plan will be drink - see the game - drink loads more till 1or 2 in the morning. Just can't keep up! | |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:26 - Nov 29 with 5864 views | clive_baker |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:20 - Nov 29 by giant_stow |
Think drinking and football go together well for some. I've had to miss some away trips with my Orient mates cos I know the plan will be drink - see the game - drink loads more till 1or 2 in the morning. Just can't keep up! |
I agree they do. I associate home games a little less with booze, I have a ST and it's generally a straight in and out on night games, and half the Saturday games. The other half we do tend to have a bit of a pub crawl and few pints pre match.
I like an away day on the p1ss. London game, meet friends for breakfast, get to London late morning, 3 hours of pints then head to the ground. Few more during / after. | |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:43 - Nov 29 with 5784 views | CaptainAhab |
Huh, I have a fair less healthy relationship with alcohol than most of you lot and I'm aware it's something I should address...
Drank a lot through uni, who didn't? Went travelling, drank a lot. Came home and got a job with a well known wine company who encouraged us to take a different bottle home most nights to "expand our knowledge"... This was the early/mid 2000s and since then I've always liked a drink of an evening.
If it was just beers I could probably knock that on the head easy enough, low/non alcohol beers are so good nowadays I could replace normal beer with them when watching the footie (often do) and then have a few when I was out with mates (rarer and rarer these days). But wine remains my problem I'd say, I bloody love a good bottle of wine and find myself craving it most nights. Probably have 2 or 3 glasses 3 or 4 nights a week and normally a whole bottle of red on a Saturday night watching a film.
I'm aware this is much more than I should drink, I spoke to a doctor yesterday about an unrelated issue and she was very disapproving (understandably) so I will be trying to cut down. Anyone know any good wine substitutes?? |  | | |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 12:57 - Nov 29 with 5670 views | Sikamikanico |
Since the little one arrived its been a lot less.
A couple of beers on a Friday or Saturday and events I am not driving to. But I tend to drive. I don't drink at football.
I go to two beer festivals a year for a day and that's about it. | | | |
| Hammered most Fridays... on 13:06 - Nov 29 with 5610 views | Bloots |
...same for Saturday away matches.
Occasional midweek or Sunday session.
Slowed down a bit since I stopped working in the City and I don't drink at home.
Quite healthy really. |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 13:08 - Nov 29 with 5586 views | fabian_illness |
I'm lucky, I was never that bothered by alcohol.
I've been drunk twice in my 48 years. |  | | |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 13:08 - Nov 29 with 5588 views | Pendejo |
Not really been a heavy drinker, the odd big night or match day binge.
Don't really drink at home very often, unless friends visit (very rare), and of the 5 games I've been to this season drove to 3, so no drinking, Charlton was a boozy day out.
Also with a pint coming in at the cost of a 4 pack, my tight wad nature comes out. Plus my fav beer, Kronenbourg, is no longer served in 'spoons and rarely see it in pubs. |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 13:12 - Nov 29 with 5560 views | leitrimblue |
I'm sober enough to know what I'm doing and drunk enough to really enjoy it. |  | | |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 13:17 - Nov 29 with 5520 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Change your drinking habits and you don’t have to be a puritan. I rarely have a beer but collect and enjoy a bottle of wine most evenings and have a growing collection of malt whisky and Armagnac I sometimes tuck into.
A chap I used to work with who drank more than was good for him stopped drinking and shed 3 stone while saving a small fortune. He’s very happy - but to my mind misses out on a good wine and whisky/brandy | |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 13:21 - Nov 29 with 5490 views | mutters |
I drink so little I'd class myself as a non drinker. Probably a couple of glasses of fizz a year, that's about it. Been to two weddings this year and aside from the champagne toast was on soft drinks. No real reason, I've never been a massive drinker and so quite easy to not drink. I don't hav any issues with people boozing, it's just not for me |  |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 13:23 - Nov 29 with 5464 views | mutters |
| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 11:50 - Nov 29 by Dubtractor |
I drink very little at all these days - I'll have a beer with a meal, or pre game pint, but can sometimes go weeks without touching a drop.
I've never been a massive boozer anyway, other than obviously in my teens/early 20s, but I'm also on long term meds that massively disagree with alcohol - so when I get a hangover it is a hangover on steroids and just not worth it!
re your point about friends being supportive - my social group are also not really big drinkers, so my lack of drinking doesn't really make any difference to that. |
Funny you say that about friends. When i started ordering soft drinks in the pub mates used to take the mickey out of me. Now they just accept it and they also know I won't bow to peer pressure as much as I would when I was younger! | |
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| What's your relationship with alcohol these days? on 13:24 - Nov 29 with 5459 views | bluelagos |
Very rarely have a drink these days, defo not a full on session. That's primarily because the hangovers get worse as you age to the point where the pain isn't worth the gain.
Without hangovers, I'd be on the lash every night to be honest, as I think Frank Skinner said - the problem with drinking/getting drunk is it's so much fun.
So maybe 2 or 3 times a month I'll have a couple of pints. Maybe 2 or 3 times a year I might have 3 or 4 pints. That's about the most my fun filled social life has as the minute. Fair old contrast to my younger days! |  |
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