AIBU to think this level of drinking may be a problem?

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Iglootooo · 01/05/2026 17:19

Hi all,
I don’t want to say who this is as I think it could influence the answers, but would you say someone having 1-2 drinks every night, plus 1-2 nights a week where they are going out and getting actually drunk, and a glass of wine or similar at lunch most but not all days, is a drinking problem?
AIBU to think it is?

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pointythings · 01/05/2026 17:26

Yes, that's a problem. Well above recommended limits, no alcohol free days at all, at least weekly drunkenness and day drinking? If this is someone you are in a relationship with, walk away.

Charlenedickens · 01/05/2026 17:26

So they have a glass of wine every lunch time. Then one to two drinks in the evening. This is all. Twice a week they go and get drunk?

i think the getting drunk twice a week isn’t good, but rh other 5 days wouldn’t bother me.

ThisJadeBear · 01/05/2026 17:25

Yep, it’s a problem.
They are drinking every day.
They are drinking at lunch and in the evening.
They are getting flat out drunk a couple of times a week.
Whoever this person is, you sound like you are minimising because they probably are to you.
Well I have a glass at lunch but not every day?
Of course a lot depends on situation and lifestyle but I would class the above as a problem.
The inability to stop the above behaviour is alcoholism I’m afraid.

Bohema123 · 01/05/2026 17:24

I have this exact same in my life and I think it is definitely a problem but cannot change the other person 😕

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