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05.26.08, 19:05 PM General Topics
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This is hard to explain but I think DH might be an alcoholic. He does not. He only drinks wine and will drink 1/2 a bottle when we have it. He doesn't drink any other alcohol and he doesn't drink every night (but prob. 4-5 nights a week he drinks. However, I've never seen him drink 1 glass. It is always 1/2 of the bottle. Is he an alcoholic? Again, he thinks he is fine. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.26.08, 07:05 PM Flag

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does it affect his demeanor or life negatively? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:07 PM Flag

from what you posted, i don't see anything that says alcoholic to me. it is not at all unusual to have a few glasses of wine every night of the week (and 1/2 bottle is only about 2 glasses) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:08 PM Flag

2 big glasses [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:10 PM Flag

doesn't matter. this is not alcoholic behaviour. it may be behaviour that you don't like and then you need to talk about that, but this doesn't sound like any sort of addiction issue. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:11 PM Flag

Well, I can say that in terms of getting into inpatient rehab, the baseline is usually more like 14 hard alcohol drinks at a sitting. I say this after having dealt with my severely alcoholic now ex-DH for several years. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:09 PM Flag

It's not really all that much wine. Quantity wise- I don't think he qualifies (signed recovering alc) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:11 PM Flag

How big is the bottle? Isn't 1/2 only 2 glasses? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:12 PM Flag

np. yeah, it is [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:12 PM Flag

if that's an alcoholic, I don't think I know anyone who isn't one [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:14 PM Flag

To give you some perspective: my best friend is an alcoholic. He drinks 14 beers + a bottle of whiskey + whatever else is lying around. In a single night. If he can't get alcohol he's crawling up the walls. He shakes from withdrawal every morning. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:18 PM Flag

that's one type of alcoholic. They all aren't quite as dramatic. I was but that's another story [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:22 PM Flag

Of course. But OP's DH certainly isn't one of those types. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:25 PM Flag

np. i hate responses like yours so much. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:25 PM Flag

Which response are you referring to? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:26 PM Flag

"that's one type of alcoholic. They all aren't quite as dramatic." i'm sure OR and pretty much everyone already knows that and she was just sharing a personal example. assuming other people are stupid annoys me. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:28 PM Flag

drunk mom? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:32 PM Flag

more like bitchy mom [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:35 PM Flag

I was really only trying to point out that op's dh may have a problemeventhough the quantity is realtively small and the behavior not as dramatic as some. GFY [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:34 PM Flag

ita. many types of alcholics. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:36 PM Flag

what alcoholics do you know who drink 2 glasses of wine when it's around? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:37 PM Flag

why do you think he has a problem? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:36 PM Flag

I don't know him. I'm just saying we don't know hat's going on. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:38 PM Flag

i suspect what's going on is OP over-reacting [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.26.08, 07:38 PM Flag