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Do you think this is a lot of alcohol?

147 replies

tapthedrum · 17/04/2022 20:22

I finally submitted my dissertation today. Daughter is at her dads so went and got a bottle of wine at the shop to celebrate/relax after a stressful few months writing and a stressful year researching.

I finished the bottle of wine then had dinner and now just chilling watching tv.

My mum phoned and asked what I had done this evening so I said and she was utterly appalled at me finishing a bottle of wine. Did I feel tipsy? Yes. Did I feel drunk? No. Did I do anything out of the ordinary? No.

So what's the issue? I drink maybe 3 times a month and I don't think one bottle is a copious amount. AIBU?

OP posts:
Moochio · 17/04/2022 20:24

It is for me but you know your limits

Dunnoburt · 17/04/2022 20:25

Thats fine IMO

Thatswhyimacat · 17/04/2022 20:27

Absolutely fine if it's not regular. Enjoy celebrating!

RJnomore1 · 17/04/2022 20:27

Nope

LoudingVoice · 17/04/2022 20:29

Totally fine, I can easily drink a bottle of wine on my own, I wouldn’t feel particularly drunk but I wouldn’t drive!

MurmuratingStarling · 17/04/2022 20:30

A bottle of wine in one sitting would have floored me tbh. But having one bottle three times a month is nothing to worry about IMO.

Well done one finishing your dissertation!!! Hope you get a good grade. Smile

MurmuratingStarling · 17/04/2022 20:31

ON finishing your dissertation, not 'one!!!'

SamMil · 17/04/2022 20:33

I would be vomiting after a whole bottle of wine but I'm a total lightweight Blush

Congrats on the dissertation! You definitely deserved the wine Smile

rainbowandglitter · 17/04/2022 20:37

I'd be drunk on a bottle of wine but it depends how much your body can tolerate. Well done OK completing your dissertation.

MobLife · 17/04/2022 20:37

YABU and I say that without judgement! A bottle of wine in one sitting is officially classed as binge drinking. It's a lot of alcohol-you're not far off the weekly max recommended limit on units (bottle of wine is roughly 10 units) so it is a lot.

Wnkingawalrus · 17/04/2022 20:39

I think it’s quite a lot to be drinking alone to get through before dinner. I’d be smashed on a bottle on an empty stomach.

Nidan2Sandan · 17/04/2022 20:39

I couldn't do a whole bottle of wine in one sitting, but could do a whole bottle of prosecco and feel fine but obviously not drive. A whole bottle of wine would have me feeling sick and dizzy.

But, who cares what your mum says. You're an adult and if it's okay for you then that's fine. It's not like you drink a whole bottle on the daily.

Congratulations on completing your dissertation.

Aprilx · 17/04/2022 20:40

I don’t think it is appalling. I am surprised that an infrequent drinker can drink a bottle in one sitting and not feel drunk though.

GingerDuo · 17/04/2022 20:41

Fine absolutely fine. I can do that and feel fine altho I drink a lot of water alongside. And well done!!

PrincessPaws · 17/04/2022 20:41

Bloody hell, I could drink a bottle of wine and feel a bit merry, but I certainly wouldn't be wasted/vomiting etc. congrats on finishing your dissertation

Concestor · 17/04/2022 20:41

I used to happily drink a bottle of wine on my own in the evening. I had a drink problem. Now that would have me absolutely smashed.
I agree with your mum.

C25kBecky · 17/04/2022 20:41

I used to drink 3 and then start on the vodka if the shop was shut so I don't think 1 is too much.

Its 3 glasses, not a lot at all.

C25kBecky · 17/04/2022 20:41

I don't drink now though.

TheKeatingFive · 17/04/2022 20:42

I couldn't do it on an empty stomach, but as an infrequent thing, not bad at all. Congrats.

Timetoretiretospain · 17/04/2022 20:42

Congratulations- dissertations are hard work !

Blimecory · 17/04/2022 20:44

I think a bottle of wine is a lot to yourself in one sitting. I agree with your mum.

ImInStealthMode · 17/04/2022 20:44

Totally depends on the person. I have a bottle of red open now and I'll quite probably finish it tonight. Other people would struggle to manage one glass.

If it's not daily, nor even weekly, don't give it another thought.

NeverChange · 17/04/2022 20:45

As a rare indulgence & especially after finishing a thesis (congrats btw), I think you are right to celebrate/indulge.

Every night or regularly, a cause for concern.

RewildingAmbridge · 17/04/2022 20:47

Would she have said the same if you'd gone to the pub to celebrate with friends and had 3 glasses of wine (large ones) ? It's the same amount of wine, but she's judging you because you drank it at home in your own. You've submitted your dissertation, stuff her, do whatever you like to celebrate/relax!

KitKattaktik · 17/04/2022 20:47

One bottle 3 times a month? Check yourself into rehab!! Hmm

That was sarcasm.

You did feel tipsy, that's normal. You wouldn't feel drunk so don't worry about that but just watch to make sure the 3 bottles a month doesn't slide to 4 bottles etc. Which it could do, but it sounds like you're the one in control here.

Well done on the dissertation.