Do any of your friends talk about alcohol all the time?

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Its so boring. Either its how much theyre drinking on a night out or how much theyre drinking over the weekend or over Christmas etc. Im just like okay? Good for you?

No none of my friends do. How old are you? I would guess very young?

No, honestly never. I cant think of one single conversation where its come up

Im in my 30s, she is in her 40s

One. I think she is a is a functioning alcoholic, another friend is her sidekick. Any excuse to get out the cheese board, paired with wine or gin.
Her DH has a very good job so the lifestyle revolves around nice holidays and day drinking.

No. Why would anyone?

One does. Mrs Wine O’clock. She obviously has an alcohol dependency and is trying to normalise her drinking. If she posts a picture of a glass of wine on facebook and says she’s had a stressful day, those likes will reassure her that her drinking is normal (which it isn’t).

No. Admittedly I don't have tons of friends but I don't know anyone who does this. Do you think they have a problem with alcohol?

I have a friend a bit like this and have known other people like this in the past. IMO it's a) very boring and b) a red flag reflecting problem drinking. I distance myself from people like this as a result now.

I think my friend might be a functioning alcoholic but its hard to know

Oh gosh I've got a friend who I've known since childhood who since her teens has been obsessed with talking about alcohol - we are getting on a bit now and she still does it.
She used to absolutely infuriate my first H. He was an alcoholic and used to hang around with a very heavy drinking crowd. He was of the opinion that " real drinkers" drank and didn't bother talking about it, whilst people like my friend just liked to think she could hack it but in reality was just a light weight.

No.

We probably did a bit more when we were younger and our lives revolved around bit more around alcohol-fuelled socialising. However, even then, it wasn’t all we talked about.

No but if we go out we have a few drinks

My father. It's a big part of why we don't have much of a relationship now. (Also, he's a mean/nasty drunk, not a fun one....)
It's actually made me drink less.

No that’s weird. A friend is a functioning alcoholic (two bottles of wine a day and despite encouragement says she needs it), and she doesn’t talk about it - just does it!
I can imagine uni aged people going ‘omg I drank xyz this weekend and still buzzing’ but that’s it. And that’s boring too.

I had a neighbour and a friend who were both functioning alcoholics. They would both always talk about booze! I'd think it was a werid thing to get excited about! They both drank daily and always talked about good deals and new drinks/mixers. It was frankly werid. I don't understand it because I have to be responsible for children and be able to drive. So I tend to be tee total until Christmas then I enjoy wine, cider, liquers and baileys for a few days! Because it's Christmas and there are no plans to drive or go anywhere!

No, how strange? None of my friends have talked about alcohol like this. Even when we were students. We might discuss wine, but not how many glasses we have drunk (and when we get together that can be a lot!).

I do actually drink quite a bit of(definitely more than 14 units a week!) but cannot remember talking to my friends about alcohol other than if we are choosing wine together on a night out. That sounds odd.

It's very hard to approach the subject, especially if they're loud and proud of themselves.
Maybe suggest doing dry January, see how it goes down and start a gentle conversation from there.

have you asked your friend WHY she talks about alcohol so much? I’d want to know if she’s ok. But I hardly drink and find people who are obsessed with drinking VERY boring /irritating / self obsessed.

My bloody inlaws do 🙄

Especially MIL. More than one of her kids have had problems with alcohol in the past and she still bangs on about drink all the time. Obsessed with it !

Two bottles a day??! I love a drink from time to time but that’s mad. Is she yellow?