If given a drink, do you finish it?

[blackshoe]

Just wondering about this one. It’s not really important haha!

You live 5 minutes walk from a close friends house.

If you were to pop around a friends house and they were with their partner having a glass of wine/champagne etc.... and they politely offered you a glass.
You accept.

Do you ensure to finish the glass given to you?

A friend has popped around twice in the last few weeks. Whilst dp and I were having a drink. No problem, i love having some new gossip.

I suppose we felt obliged to offer her a drink. So we offered her a glass of nice red. She drank a few sips and left half the glass.

We offered her a flute of some very nice champagne, she hardly drank it.

I personally would make myself finish the lot even if I didn’t like it. But aibu?

reallyanotherone OP has said friend isn't pregnant and tbh if I know someone very well like this woman does the OP I would have have said " no you're alright thanks " no need for a big drama or fuss.

I'd be a bit annoyed at this, and would have either finished the whole drink to be polite or apologized profusely if I didn't like it/couldn't finish it for some reason.
Did you also offer her water or a soft drink?

I hate waste. We have just been out for lunch and I was about to finish my drink (just like and soda) even though I wasn't thirsty I didn't want to waste it. My ds asked if he could have some and said 'don't worry mummy I will finish it, we don't want to waste it do we?!' Ha ha I was a little proud actually.

I would be a bit miffed if someone accepted a drink at my house whether than be alcohol or soft drink and hardly touched it. And I never spend £30 in a bottle of wine but it would still annoy me!

Perhaps when you offer ask her what she wants like tea coffee fizzy or alcohol and she may of just wanted a cup of tea 🍵

Perhaps when you offer ask her what she wants like tea coffee fizzy or alcohol and she may of just wanted a cup of tea

In that case she should say so.

I hate waste, and do my best to finish my plate, but I make an exception for unhealthy things where I get given more than I wanted. If I don't want it, it's wasted anyway, so why drink it without enjoyment and get tipsy when I didn't want to.

In future try asking how much she wants.

Um, what difference does it make to you? You've given her 150ml or whatever, then 150ml is gone whether she drinks it or chucks it down the sink.

Or drink it yourself

Or pour a smaller glass

Next time you pour her a drink find a small glass and ask her to 'say when'. My sister does this, it drives me round the bend. She just gets half a glass now.

"I was about to finish my drink (just like and soda) even though I wasn't thirsty I didn't want to waste it."

I think it's bizarre to make yourself finish a drink you don't want cos "waste". It can't even be particularly healthy.

No way in hell would I not finish a glass of wine. Unless it takes like piss.

Maybe it's just not that nice. Some champagnes are vile, and if you're offering champers or prosecco (which people raves about, but it's basically fizzy piss!) then maybe she is leaving it because it makes her burp/gives her gas/makes her nose fizz. Or maybe it just tastes like cack.

I cannot STAND fizzy wine, and also would not drink it all.

She should tell you if she doesn't like it though, as it's a waste!

Depends on my mood really. I'm kind of known as a half-cup Lil because I never finish a cup of tea despite being a bit of a tea snob. My nan bought me a tiny dolls' cup once as a joke
I don't drink very much in the way of alcohol so rarely finish a glass (noone ever even offers me a wine, cide, beer or other alcoholic drink now anyway).
I don't think it's rude to not finish a drink either btw.

I think it's a bit daft to offer guests £30 wine then get bothered if someone doesn't finish a glass. Just buy a £6 one like everyone else.

My friend is not a big drinker so asks to pour her own drinks... Or just says "when"

Maybe offer her the same option?