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female
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41-50,
anonymous
writes:I'm worried about my boyfriends drinking habits as I'm not sure what is normal.I grew up in a non-drinking household - only drinking the occasional glass of wine when out with friends, very rarely drank at home on a normal night in. My boyfriend on the other hand drinks every night. He normally has a vodka and coke (large measure) and maybe 1 or 2 glasses of wine. Sometimes, if he's had a bad day he may drink more. Sometimes I've noticed on the shopping bills that he's bought a smirnoff can which he's drunk before coming home.He doesn't get drunk to the stage where he's incapable of doing anything and it doesn't affect his work or anything. Only 2 time in the last 2 years has he been what I call "plastered" but that was on nights out with friends which are few are far between.He does give up alcohol for the whole of Ramadan without any side-effects - so when I mentioned his drinking before he said he's not dependent on alcohol or he wouldn't be able to do that. I just feel uncomfortable with the situation and the amount it costs. Am I just a potentially nagging girlfriend who needs to chill out? Or am I right to be concerned? If so, how can I subtly can get him to realise he drinks a bit too much? I've tried talking about it but he gets quite defensive, which makes me feel even more uneasy about it all.How much do people drink on a daily basis?
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 July 2011): my bf drinks more than I'm used to also. I was raised like you... not much of a drinker here either...
if your bf gives his alcohol up for Ramadan without a problem, then I think perhaps he just likes his drink.
I do not think my BF would give up his alcohol.... he's what I call a functional alcoholic.
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