Who enjoys wine daily? No judgement please! Just curious to know who else enjoys wine as much as I do and if it’s common or I am just crazy!

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So I do have two very young children, aged 3 and a 10 month old baby and I work full time so things can get very stressful. It gets to about 6pm and I just crave a glass of wine every single night and it definitely helps after a very hectic day! To be honest I have always had at least 1 glass of wine most nights from the age of about 25, I am now 32. Some people I know think it is mad that I have a glass or two almost every night but I feel this is so normal, especially for Mums. Who else is with me on this or am I not normal?! 😂

I think home drinking has become normalised since Covid & it’s so expensive to go out.
I’d say I have a small glass or 2 maybe 2 or 3 weeknights. Weekends maybe 2 or 3 glasses. Cab take it or leave it tho & def can’t be doing with a hangover these days.

I haven't read the thread, just this OP.
I have a larg(ish) glass of wine almost every night with my evening meal.
The only exception is if I have a chippy tea (about 4 times a year) or if I feel unwell....(it tastes odd)
I don't drink any other time....just one glass with a meal. I enjoy it, and have done for about 30 years.

I don't worry about it, some things are made to be enjoyed.

But the OP doesn't drink 7 glasses of wine. The OP drinks 3-4 bottles of wine per week. That's somewhere around 18-20 glasses a week, possibly more.

21 glasses a week (which is between 3-4 bottles) is 3 glasses a night. That's very very different from one glass with dinner per night.

It's an addiction and you know it's problematic which is why you started a thread about it.

I'm personally not 'just curious' if everyone enjoys a bar of chocolate or whatever else. Like all addicts you know in your heart what this is. You know every time you get that little 6pm craving.

She was an alcoholic and had mental health problems. The two can co-occur.

Astounding.
of course they could happen but the ability to deal with them is hindered after a few drinks.

I drink a bottle a week spread over the whole week, with a glass more nights than not - if white wine I normally add an ice cube or make it into a spritzer. I’d have more if it wasn’t bad for me to drink too much!

I will have more on a special occasion.

But once her trauma ended, she just stopped! Never needed it again.

She was suppressing the problem.

Well they could call a cab. I’m not sure in all the alcohol arguments this is a winner.

Drinking every day is not good for you. Science has shown this to be the case. Some countries guidelines are now zero. It’s a poison and a know carcinogen. It tastes great, but it’s not good for you. Whether you take that onboard, and to what degree is part of being a free adult.

Hahah love this! I love a glass of wine! The tastier the better and sometimes the bottle is miraculously empty! Ha

Could they? If the hospital was miles away? Could they afford to? Happened to my next door neighbour, I was awoken at 2am with her banging on the door, her child had a rash and was very distressed, she couldn't drive because she had a drink and no money for a taxi. I had to bring them in my pajamas. Hence my point, it does happen.
Drink yourself stupid every night if you want but make sure there is a responsible adult there with you who is not drinking.

I’ve never been wine dependant. But have lots of friends who drink every evening, and then try to stop. Stopping seems hard for them and I suggested buying alcohol free wine and mixing the wine so the alcohol content is lowered. You can do it incrementally until you are drinking alcohol free wine. Better for your body but still a costly habit.

Yes, I agree. If a bottle of wine cost £40 or £50 in the supermarket or off-licence then perhaps people would be deterred from knocking back several bottles a week and it would become an occasional thing instead.

I've found some of the responses on this thread quite worrying, particularly from the OP, who is quite defensive about her need for alcohol and cannot seem to accept that half a bottle of wine every night (ie 4 or 5 units of alcohol) is too much for her liver to handle and will ultimately lead to serious health issues.

I had forgotten about barcadi breezes! I used to like them.

Interesting, because as a teetotaller I can see how people think it’s all sophisticated and grown up, but the reality is quite different.

ime people don’t get “relaxed and easy company”, they tend to get gossipy and bitchy, or have one too many and become a pita. I used drink in that way and more often than not I’d wake up thinking oh shit, I shouldn’t have said that.

wierdly though I did used to envy the smokers at 6th form. Seemed to be able to make easy friendships by asking for a light, and going out side chatting with people while smoking.

I rarely drink, even on weekends. I find I drink more in the summer as we tend to eat out more in pub gardens or sit out at home. I can take it or leave it day to day but I do enjoy a girls night and a good drink now and again.

I have an acquaintance who drinks too much. Her child wants my child to sleep over. I make an excuse every time. I feel bad for her child who is a lovely kid. But the mother is constantly drinking and is a single mother so there would be no other adult around. No way I am exposing my child to any over night stay in a house where I know the mother will definitely sink 2 glasses of wine minimum and become irritating and irresponsible. I would put money on the fact that the mother has no idea that’s why I give her house a wide berth and her own child loses out.

It’s also 44 units a week. The maximum recommended amount is 14.

I don't drink OP. However my parents both turning 90 years old have a glass of wine every day and have done for many years!

I love wine, i usually have a few glasses 4-5 nights a week, for me it helps to stop the crazy of working full time in a really stressful and busy role, bringing up 2 children with ND issues, and just being constantly in charge of everything! I do try to ensure I have at least 2 days alcohol free as it’s time for the body to recover. I have a condition which means I need my bloods taking every 3 months, have had liver, kidney, spleen, pancreas ultra sounds and everything is normal. At my work I am in senior management and there was an issue where alcohol bottles were being found in bathroom bins / sanitary bins / hidden around the offices, so clearly there was a person with issues which was sad 😞
my DH works in a charity helping the homeless, he sees alcoholics all the time, they drink all the time, their lives are destroyed by alcohol / drugs and there are people who need to get up in the night ton have more alcohol … that really is a very worrying amount of booze! I think a few glasses of wine with some breaks is different!
however, I’d say to keep aware, people with dependency make excuses so just don’t be like this.

I used to love a glass of wine (or 2) every night from Weds -Sunday. Was very strict about having Monday and Tuesday off.

However wine affects me so badly now in late 40s I rarely drink at home. I will just not sleep! I wake up at 3am and that’s it. So I not only have a hangover but I’m utterly exhausted .

It makes me sad I can’t go out and enjoy wine like I used to!

For what it’s worth, I think you would be better trying to have a few alcohol free days a week. And stick to one glass.

The Queen Mum used to have a glass of champagne every day at 3pm. I love that. And a few glasses of wine with friends is one of life’s joys.

That sort of consumption can be very much offset with the benefits of social interaction and if you are healthy in other areas.

Alcohol is completely demonised on here. I often wonder if those that are the smug thimbleful of wine at Christmas types are virtuous in all areas of their lives (I doubt it).

Life is about balance.

Wasn't around/old enough to know people who drank daily. My own family certainly did not. Only French friends I have are tee-total.

I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s and drinking at home wasn’t a thing, unless you had company when you offered them a glass of something.

part of my mum’s Christmas preparations was stocking the drinks cupboard so they had pretty much any drink covered should someone pop in. Sherry, Malibu, brandy, port, that sort of thing. Beer for the men. A whisky decanter on the sideboard. I don’t really remember wine being a thing at all unless you were out for a meal. Possibly with Sunday roast or a formal meal at home.

i remember the white wine (Chardonnay!) craze hitting in the late 80’s/early 90’s, when it seemed to shift into “sophisticated” for girls to drink on a night out, with the appearance of wine bars and chains like slug and lettuce. That seemed to move into having wine at home being civilised.

but I never saw wine racks or wine fridges in anyone’s house like they do now.

No, I am a moderate drinker. The arbitrary guidelines issued by governments are the result of decades of one sided pushing and funding os research by organisations with a clear anti alcohol agenda.

Sorry, live in one of the largest wine-growing areas in Europe and wine is with food only. These days such a lightweight that it can take me a whole evening to finish a glass, that was started with supper.