My H and I are separating and after a couple of weeks of stony silences are beginning to talk about what's gone wrong.
One of the main sticking points for me by no means the only one is the amount he drinks. I have been asking him to curb it for years, initially with moderate success but now he ignores me and is actually drinking more now we are breaking up. He thinks I am paranoid and controlling about this, can I get a straw poll on what the rest of you think is normal?
He doesn't really binge drink and rarely gets very drunk by his standards. It's just the steady dependence that worries me.
So on an average day he drinks between three and five cans of (regular strength) lager. Usually four. Weekend evenings it can creep up to six. Almost never has a night off -- only when nagged to do so or when sick.
Is it just me or is this too much to be drinking every day when you are at home with family, every day?
Because I think it is but I am starting to doubt myself on it.