Alcohol

[ThisHappyRubyBird]

Is going to the pub 3 times a week and drinking 5 pints a night too much

Yes.

1 pint of beer = 3 units
15 pints a week = 45 units

The NHS maximum recommended units in a weeks is 14 for men as well as women

This is over three times that limit and classed as hazardous drinking

I think when you get to the point that you start asking if you are drinking too much, you are drinking too much.

Why not have a break for a month or two? A bit of a reset. Get to experience what it’s like to spend time with friends without drinking 5 pints. I stopped drinking 3 years ago and I still go to the pub with friends. It’s great. I simply have a lime and soda. Also loads cheaper.

Or get to explore what else there is to do on a Friday or Saturday that doesn’t involve alcohol. I truly had no idea that there were people out there who did things other than drink wine on a Friday evening! I started going to a class on a Friday and a whole world opened up to me of stuff to do that didn’t involve booze.

Is this you or a partner? Because yes, it’s a lot. I wouldn’t want to be with someone who spent 3 nights a week in the pub.