How much alcohol does your DH/DP drink weekly? (Average)

[Macbeth8]

Wanting to know as DH claims his drinking is below average for a man his age (mid 30s)
I disagree
Just a general idea would be nice so I could show him!

I saw him drink one beer 15 years ago. I think he might have had a few sips of champagne at our wedding.

he doesn’t really like to drink. Nothing against it, just not his thing.

Just asked. Depends on schedule, but a lot on Monday as he was at a client event. Probably about 8. Another 5 on Wednesday. Probably a few over the weekend. That’s a bit higher than normal which is nearer to 8 beers or so over the whole week. It’s fine, he’s always up before me and often very early running or cycling.

I don't quite get the 'don't see the point' in drinking comments.The point for many people is to simply enjoy a drink that tastes good. In my case, there is no substitute for a glass of excellent red wine.

I never want to get drunk, I just want the taste of red wine with dinner. It's delicious, is the point

Mine drinks very rarely. Probably 1-2 a month. We have 2 young children though so wouldn't really be drinking in the house.

One or two cans of beer most nights, I would say. If we go out for nice dinner we'll split a bottle of wine and likely have a couple of beers/cocktails too.

I really don't think the "one glass of weak cider every six months" brigade are in any way representative of the general population...this is a self-selecting response group. The plural of anecdote isn't data, of course, but in the many circles I run/used to run in, different social groups/ages/reason for connection I can only think of one teetotal or "close to teetotal" couple. Then again, I also don't know a single person in real life who won't open their front door to anyone without a pre-booked appointment, so maybe MNers are just a different breed to me anyway 🤷‍♀️

My husband and I would share a bottle of wine at weekends, so say one and a half bottles a week each. He might have a glass if out on a business dinner, so I guess on average 14-18 units a week.

What do you consider "too much"? It seems a bit drastic to not date someone who, for example, drinks wine with dinner.

OK, no DH but my own drinking fluctuates hugely. On holiday I might have a couple of glasses of wine at lunch and again at dinner, for a week. At home I’ll drink a cocktail in the garden a couple of times a week, all summer. Also wine with dinner a couple of nights a week. In winter, far less. At the moment I haven’t had a drink for more than a week because I’ve got a horrible cold. On Christmas Eve I’ll open a bottle of champagne and make it last 2-3 days.

Currently, he drinks about a half bottle of wine every week or two.

But in his early thirties it would be more like 2 bottles of wine, 250ml - 500ml of some spirit or other and 3 or 4 pints a week. Things really slowed down towards the end of his 30s, just couldn’t function so well after drinking so he drank less.

Agree. My exH was (still is) a problem drinker, my DC (in their late 20s/30s) don't drink.

My other half rarely drinks and neither do I, but we're older than our 30s 😂

Maybe a beer a couple of evenings a week - usually weekends, or if we go out with friends. Some weeks not at all. Doesn't drink anything else

Mid 30s and neither of us drink at all.

Me too.

DH rarely drinks. Never in the house, and a few pints if he goes out,

Zero. He never enjoyed it.

Nothing nor I do I

None

So thats around 64 units a week (40 units in litre vodka/2.4 units 500ml stella can each)

Mine gets through a bottle of decent malt over a weekend plus a few cans.
I get through a bottle of southern comfort over the weekend, no cans. I can't stand lager.
Our heating is always on, except overnight.
Both late fifties.

No, that's why we only drink at the weekend.

Dh drinks anywhere between 2pts three days a week, and at his worst 3pts and two bottles of wine, two days a week. That's between 12 and 60 units a week. He's currently middling at two pts and one bottle, twice a week. He's a binge drinker. It's a massive problem in our marriage. I've looked at Al-Anon (for relatives) as I'm reaching the end of my tether.

It's also fucking expensive. If he just halved his drinking that would pay for the increase in our fuel bills from this month with the new price cap...

You can still have a drink in the house with young children. Doesn't mean you get rip roaring drunk!

I don’t see anyone being judgmental? We just don’t drink, we also don’t get takeaways.
I’m a size 6 and eat healthy meals.
My husband has cancer so he has to look after himself.
My dad is an alcoholic, I’ve seen what it can do to people I also don’t get any enjoyment from drinking and I don’t like how it makes me feel when I have had a couple of drinks.

My husband grew up around adults that drank a lot and didn’t like how they all acted when drunk we aren’t opposed to drinking, we just don’t see the need for it unless we fancy a cider in the pub or a glass of wine with Christmas dinner.

I'm aware of that but we choose not to, that's just our personal preference. I still co sleep so wouldn't have one. Its OK if people choose to do things differently to you 😊