Girl ordering beer on first date

[PollyMolly1234]

What are your thoughts about this?

Start as you mean to go on I say.

My only slight concern might be that it might give you terrible wind. That could be a conversation starter though, and may lead to a rather romantic belching competition.

I've always drunk pints, seems daft not to really.

Not all that long ago, when you ordered a half, barmen would ask "Lady's glass?" which was a stubby stemmed glass, the hight of sophistication!

I would worry that it looks blokey drinking that amount in one go and gives the impression you're a big drinker. It could put a man off

Why does anyone care about looking blokey?

Why is it better to drink a pint from two smaller glasses rather than one bigger one?

If the man you’re on a date with is put off by you ordering a pint, he’s a fucking relic and you’re well rid.

Sad I suppose becasue you are having a half to every pint of the man, rather than going to the bar twice as often!

I always drank pints and never met a man (date) who minded in the slightest, I do have friends though who have more "traditional" ideas including the men paying for all the drinks, women drink spirit + mixer men pints etc etc

It's 2017. If I fancy a beer I'll damn well drink one. That's my thoughts on it.

It just depends on how fast a drinker you are surely? I drink pints with mates but DP drinks faster than me so I'll have halfs with him and then if we want to move on after one drink we can. Could do with a 3/4 measure for me really

I only ever drunk halves (in my drinking days) because I felt bloated if I drank large amounts of liquid. It's up to the individual though. If you like drinking beer a lot and can manage pints then might as well drink them. Same in reverse if a man isn't comfortable drinking pints. Why shouldn't he order a half?

I had about 6 pints of Stella on this night I got together with my OH. I wouldn’t recommend that (drinking 6 pints of Stella that is; not the getting together with my OH).

That was some time ago, but I still enjoy pints of beer. (But not Stella, and not 6 pints in one sitting 😬)

It's 2017

Oh for fuck sake!

If you want a beer, drink a beer.

What a stupid fucking question.

I'm afraid I have to go against the grain here and be honest that this is not something I would do. Mainly because I don't like beer anyway, but even if I did, I wouldn't order a pint. Tbh, I think it looks a bit rough and women who "get the pints in" are often the ones staggering about in the streets vomiting later. Yes, I know that's a stereotype, before I get flamed, but you don't get this kind of thing in other countries where the beer-swigging culture doesn't exist.

Tbh, I think it looks a bit rough and women who "get the pints in" are often the ones staggering about in the streets vomiting later.

Are you quite sure? I thought they were more partial to a Blue WKD or suchlike.

If you want a pint just get it. If it puts him off then he’s not the guy for you.He should like you for who you are! You shouldn’t feel like you have to be someone you’re not.

Also there is a lot of gas in beer so no idea how people drink several pints. Imagine drinking three pints of soda! Realistically, I couldn't even drink three pints of water in one night, so why people feel the need to drink beer in pints, I don't know.

Yes definitely order a beer, if that's what you like.

I'd be ordering a pint to make it last!

When I was dating DH, I drank beer, often pints...because that's what I enjoyed drinking.

I'm not going to go for cocktails or try to be all sophisticated with spirits or something, because that's not what I like to drink.

I guess the question is- do other women drink certain drinks on first few dates to make a "good impression"

Personally I could not be arsed

I think it looks a bit rough and women who "get the pints in" are often the ones staggering about in the streets vomiting later

I drink pints
I don't look rough
I don't stagger about in the streets vomiting

Honestly, I'm starting to wonder whether I'm actually asleep and this is all a weird nightmare... surely people don't really think like this in 2018???

so why people feel the need to drink beer in pints, I don't know.

Why people feel the need to eat chicken korma/watch Belgian theatre/wear jeans, I don't know.

Rumour has it it's because different people like different things, but I'm not sure.

women who "get the pints in" are often the ones staggering about in the streets vomiting later

I totally disagree with this one.

From relatively recent experience, it's the women who have been necking the alcopops or been on the spirits/cocktails.

Buy hey, any sort of alcohol, drank to excess can leading to puking in the streets/toilets/nightbus a short few hours later!

She's almost definitely a lesbian or a witch. Burn her. This!

I did say clearly it was a stereotype, but nevertheless, it is a sight you unfortunately cannot avoid in most British town-centres in a Friday or Saturday night. Other countries don't have the beer-swigging /binge drinking culture and I do wonder if the two are linked.

Realistically, I couldn't even drink three pints of water in one night, so why people feel the need to drink beer in pints, I don't know.

Realistically, no one cares how much fluid you personally do or do not enjoy drinking.

Drink beer. Don't change what you do for someone else. If he doesn't like it he's not right for you!

Other countries don't have the beer-swigging /binge drinking culture and I do wonder if the two are linked.

What are you on about? Plenty of other countries drink beer; plenty of other countries have issues with binge drinking (visit Finland if you don't believe me). Some of these are the same countries, some aren't.

If you want to get properly, disastrously trashed then spirits or cheap wine are a far more efficient way to do it, both in terms of cost and in terms of volume drunk, than beer.

Margaret - sorry should I just fall in line with everyone else then? "Yes, OP order as many pints as you want." Or are we allowed to suggest something different, possibly, seeing as the question was posted?