To think my friend was bloody rude?

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I was out new years eve with my best mate and another mutual friend that we hadnt seen for 5 years for lunch- we were all drinking & we went to our last pub- i got the drinks in while my best mate popped to the shop.

When she came to join us, I handed her a glass of wine & she said "I dont want it, I have stopped drinking" and then ordered herself a coffee.

It made really cross and a bit speechless. There was no thankyou- our mutual friend looked really embarrassed too!

I was really cross- partly as I thought it rude, partly as the drink cost a fiver and partly because I think if someone buys you a drink you at least pretend to drink it!

Am I being an unreasonsble petty cow?

OP - fgs the woman is allowed to not want a drink!

I'm not big on drinking, and if I've had a few, I can eye the next one coming up and think 'ugh...I don't want that'.

It would never occurred to me to force it down out of politeness.

I don't get you at all.

£5 for a glass of wine?

I never go out.

I think I am probably more annoyed by the way she spoke to me than anything else- she was really rude- but thats probably the booze talking for all of us!

I think you were both pissed. Move on!

it was rude to not say thank you
but YABU to be pissed off that she didn't accept it, I don't "keep up" with other people even when I am drinking
if other people were drinking then it wouldn't go to waste would it?

You were all pissed so manners had probably gone out of the window. Its not like she chucked it in your face and told you to fuck off. Why are you even still thinking about it? Bit of a non issue really.