Do you have a glass of wine before guests arrive?

[mizzchilds]

Having guests come over for Sunday lunch. I’ll do most of the cooking. I get into a right flap so need something to help me relax.

Is it normal to have a tipple before guests arrive?

Your username clearly suits you.

have some wine and then you might change it.

fuck me, there are some righteous and judgmental women on here.

@Boxina

yes Hun, you’re right, I sooooooo am an alcoholic. Just like everyone else who enjoys a glass of wine whilst cooking Sunday lunch. You’re so right.

NOT!

@Boxina

"A large glass of wine is 3 units which is the drink drive limit for a woman. Add another glass and you're double the limit.

You can't see the issue because you have an issue."

The OP has invited people over to Sunday lunch, which she is cooking. Absolutely nowhere in her post does she say this involves driving and, quite frankly, it's incredibly unlikely that she would be driving. Such fucking hysteria over a glass of wine on a Sunday lunchtime - and I say that as someone who lived with an alcoholic (in the true sense of the word) husband for 20 years.

Good grief. Who knew having a glass of wine with lunch of a weekend, makes you someone with an issue.

why all the hysteria over a glass or two of wine. The op didn’t write she knocks back two bottles before her guests arrive. I am struggling to believe people are so panicked they’ve even suggested speaking to a doctor. I’m trying to imagine it.

hi doctor. Had family round for lunch, love having them there but find the cooking a little stressful. Had a glass of wine. Mumsnet folks said I need medical help. One even said this was as I would be over the drink drive limit. Although they know I’m not driving. Can you help me. As apparently that glass of wine makes me someone with alcohol issues.

i mean seriously?

A large glass of wine is 3 units which is the drink drive limit for a woman. Add another glass and you're double the limit.

Indeed. That's why I swap the wine for several double vodkas instead....

This is not at work though.

No but the conversation moved onto work lunchtime drinking, I spoke about at home earlier. I'm not criticising anyone who drinks at lunchtime, just saying it's not something I or most people I socialise with do so in answer to the OP no, I wouldn't have a glass before the guests arrive because I don't drink at lunchtimes.

Never, you never go out with friends or a partner, have a nice lunch and a glass of wine with it?

No, none of the friends I lunch with do. Usually most will be driving or might need to later.

@Boxina you’ve invented this large glass of wine. As I said, my own wine glasses don’t hold that much and I’m not unusual. The only person talking about drinking a large glass of wine throughout this thread has been you.

The time that's acceptable to drink is basically arbitrary

Yeah if you getting wankered every Sunday lunch you have a problem, but if you have a glass at 2pm it's not having any different affect on your body compared to 8pm. The glass of wine isn't the problem, it's how many you have and how often

I most often would, as I do like to sip on while while I’m cooking for something nice.

Glad I'm not part of your circle 😂😂

Wow, we often go out for a nice lunch of a weekend, I will happily have a glass or two of wine with it. And most folks in the restaurants do from looking round. Lots of families or couples, where only one person is driving.

Alcohol should be banned, very few people can treat it with the respect it deserves!

I wouldn’t even if I wasn’t driving, it’s just not something I do as I’d be falling asleep in the afternoon. Nothing wrong with it, but my friends and family just don’t tend to do it so never got in the habit.

I'm teetotal and looking forward to when the UK's obsession with alcohol starts to wane.

Oh yes I do. I’m quite shy and often have a tipple before socialising. Particularly if cooking for others!

No, but neither do I ever invite people around for anything other than a hot drink and, if they're lucky, some biscuits or crisps or something. I hate, hate, hate cooking. Also, although I'm not tee-total, I don't really drink much alcohol. I might have a cheeky smoke though...

Bore off.

Other than religious countries the world over drinks alcohol. It’s not just the uk. And even in those countries it’s banned locals find ways round it. You will be waiting forever.

You are projecting.

It can stressful cooking for guests, and by the time they are due to arrive, you can kind of wish they wouldn’t. Having a glass of wine to put you in hostess mood doesn’t mean you have an anxiety problem or an alcohol problem. Alcohol is relaxing, it’s why people drink it.

The average home poured glass of wine is not a third of the bottle - that’s a large glass in a restaurant, which is more than people generally serve to guests at home.

Given the OP is an adult, I think we can assume she knows when she is pissed and how much alcohol it’s likely to take to get her there.

God there's some absolute fun sponges on here 🙄