Dh’s work lunch was at 12, when would you expect him home

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If it was you?

Not expect as in, he has to be home a certain time, but 5.30 now and still not back..,almost 6 hours at a work lunch 🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s a 10 minute drive away

If he's drinking, then how long is a piece of string.

I dunno. Somewhere between the two sounds like the Goldilocks zone to me.

If he’s usually out for a good 6 hours then I would assume the same.

But I would add on a couple of extra hours because they’ll probably pace themselves more than when they start in the evening.

My work party was a lunch. I left at about 8pm but a number of colleagues went on to another bar and had more drinks. Others had headed home at 5ish. One woman had to do the school run so pretty much ate her sticky toffee pudding and left. Some colleagues chose not to attend at all.

It varies. Don’t worry OP.

Do people really stay out for 12+ hours drinking? Surely you'd run out of things to talk about with colleges?

My partner would probably get bored and be home for dinner😂

Dh's was 12 noon this year, he was home around 10:30/11.

I'd say 9pm. Unless there is an early club type place for dancing in which case it could be anytime. My dh usually sends the odd msg to keep me in the loop but I don't look for it.

Midnight

The point of alcohol is that you can tell the same story 10 times.

Communicate with each other so you know?

I wouldn't expect him back at a particular time but if he's drinking, you might get a slurred call about 8pm to say how much 'I bloody love you darling'.

DH and I tell each other if we don’t expect to be home for dinner and little kids’ bedtime (and if somehow we’re not sure a quick “do you plan to be back for dinner & littles bed?” text is all it takes to clear it up). Beyond that I wouldn’t care what time.

But then we both get time out and neither would ever think that abandoning the other with all the DC for most of Christmas Eve because we’re hungover is ok. If you can’t trust in those things then I wouldn’t blame you for being less live and let live about it all.

Midnight, 1am, whenever the bar shuts, I reckon.

I went out for my work lunch and made it home about 1am

What time do the pubs shut near you?

I really don't mind what time DH gets in, I just want to be asleep so I don't hear him start snoring pass out and start snoring like a wild boar!

I wouldn’t be expecting him at any particular time. I’d probably drop him
a text about now to see if he was having a good time and would then enjoy having the house to myself for a few hours!

Dp has a work "lunch" every year which is usually followed by the pub...I'd expect him to be on the last train home

When the pubs chuck out if it was me ! Does it matter?

Mine went out at 12pm Friday and was back around 3am. He had a really good day on Saturday 🤣🤣

Mine would be home within a few hours, cos he's a home bird ! Difficult for someone to give you an answer without knowing your DH.

Mine rarely does that kind of thing so I keep my mouth shut (or hands off my phone, whatever) and enjoy the peace and quiet before he gets back, whenever that is. Could be very late.

I would expect it to be late although I'd definitely expect a call to say how late.

Depends on the colleagues and the culture of where he is.
My dh's Christmas do starts as lunch, but then they go on for a drink and the younger ones then go "out out".
Now we are both older, he tends to try and escape somewhere between the drinks and the dancing.
But I wouldn't expect him back until 'late evening' at the earliest.

8pm-midnight via a curry.

Depends on your DH.

With mine it could be anytime from about 6pm until 2/3am depending on how the nights going, how drunk he gets etc but usually he might give me a message saying staying out later etc but I do not expect it.