The way I see it, I am entitiled to one drink for each of the bad dates I have had in one month....they now have to carry me out of the bar.

I had two drinks last night and I am really feeling it today - sluggish and run down. I probably would have had just as much fun if I had just drank seltzer and lime.

Yes, during my recent sober weeks, I didn't miss drinking even when I was out with friends. I could nurse a soft drink, stay alert for hours and then, whatdya know-- drive myself home perfectly safely.

For the past decade or so I've adhered to the Kennedy lenten exercise, no drinking and no driving. Ok, I do drive during lent, but no acohol. I've found that the passing of Easter doesn't commence a rush to drink, but that first non-communion intake of wine markedly reminds our bodies of the difference.

80 drinks a month?! That sounds like an alcoholic to me. I can't imagine drinking everyday like that. I would never be able to make it to work.

Yeah, you're right. That's 2.6 drinks a day-- two belts some days, three other days, every day, for a month. More than moderate intake, you're right!

I enjoy a glass of merlot once in a while in the evening, however, more then one glass and it will throw my sleeping pattern off. When I was younger I believed a drink would help me fall asleep, as I got older that changed (along with a few other things). ;)

When I have a date and we go immediately to getting better acquainted over "drinks" that to me is an indication that there is "nothing happening". I like being sober minded, and facing reality. I associate drinks with "using something to make the meeting better" kinda dim reality so that what you hear or see, the drinks kind of lull me past that; and I never just drink to be drinking, no daily, not during dates, only for weddings (one or two) and for unfortunately a furneral. Drinks are not like water or food, I just don't see where alcohol should be "NEEDED" daily or even weekly. So I deline the drink, and order some tea and let the bare truth go ahead and shine through,...well, I don't have to tell you that the truth is refreshing, but hurtful...I stopped dating. It would take a couple drinks to have a second meeting with the people who at first conversation or meeting I thought was interesting.
Hope things are working better for others. My days are interesting and helpful as much as possible. There are wonderful people out there, but with drinks, you trust me on this,...you will always go wrong. Even a man that just meets you "over a drink" ...he's going to drinking and lying, they lie sober, and especially intoxicated, Date without the drink,save that for the Honeymoon if and when.

One fast rule for drinking, is Weddings, furnerals maybe graduation from College, and after settlement on house or business.
There is nothing like stone ...cold....SOBER.
Even the day looks better, no matter how bad, ...clear of Alcohol and pills, (especially those vitimins) you can enjoy the good side, and there is always a good side to everyday.
What you eat has enought vitimins, and blessing what you eat before you eat it (i.e.,Father, God, bless this food for the nourishment of my body in Jesus name, Amen) is all the tonic, vitimins and medicine you need, ...Before even a piece of candy, chewing gum, anything you are blessed to eat, take a minute, give thanks, so many people, little children even, somewhere far away, has not even tasted a pice of chewing gum or candy. Give thanks, be clear and caring. No alcohol daily, that is sick!!!! not even one wine DAIly is too much, once a week for the blood, okay, but daily, come on!!!

One glass of wine a day is probably healthy-- certainly beneficial to the heart. I don't want to be preachy about this. Sometimes nothing goes better with a good meal than a nice glass of wine. And sometimes on a hot summer day nothing tastes better than an icy beer.

To Theresa (theresa's post dtd 4/21/04 06:29 PM)

And you are exactly right theresa on all three statements, wine is good for the heart, I definitely agree, and nothing is better than a cold beer on a hot day, however, you said yourself on "a" hot summer day, not EVERY DAY. I do agree
with you hold heartedly, but some of our sisters and girlfriends have sort of gotten into everyday,
everyday after work, like a ritual we want to relax, know what I mean, and we stop and get that drink or cold beer and we sort of fall into a pattern, that is the friends I was getting a little "preachy" about, because when we get too many, and approached by some nut, us girls can't always defend our self, you know, so I just didn't want to make anyone believe that drinking EVERY DAY, is okay, honestly, for me personally, it would be "losing control". I am not a control freak, but I only get this one body, and so I just check what I put in it, and drinking daily seem like abuse. So theresa, be preachy cause it might help one of our girlfriends that need just a honest sincere compassionate word from someone that sounds level headed as you do. I enjoyed your post, it is exactly on the button. Especially the "And sometimes on a hot summer day"...I agree.
Daily, it looses the pleasure for me. Mine is Rolling Rock now and then on one of those days.

The question is "How many drinks are too many?" In my opinion, that is up to the individual. Each one of us knows our own tolerance levels. I enjoy being a social drinker and meeting alot of people and chatting it up at the different Happy Hours throughout the city. To me, it is alot better than rushing off to home being a couch potatoe after work. But I do not allow anything to control me. If I wake up in the morning and I hear myself say, "I NEED a cup of coffee!" I will not drink any. Same thing with booze or food. Everything in moderation is cool.

"Even a man that just meets you "over a drink" ...he's going to drinking and lying, they lie sober, and especially intoxicated, Date without the drink,save that for the Honeymoon if and when."
Posted by: Jean on April 21, 2004 12:50 PM

Jean, as far as accusing men of lying when they drink too much, I find it works totally the opposite....more as a truth serum.

you know what they say you are only as stong as the cocktails you drink and the friends you hold onto!!!!

I drink a bottle of wine a night, I have been doing this since my college days in Europe....
We never counted how many drinks we were consuming, only the wonderful moments spent with friends chatting about current events...
It is still very common for the european's to do this every day after work in the local pubs.
I have continued this tradition ever since, and do not think I should be thought of as anything but a normal human being who enjoys her wine!

This is a guy thing but we are sober all week long and Friday Night, Saturday evening and Sunday during the games we'll have more than a few cases of beer. We do work out during the week also.

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