DRINKING - COMPATIBILITY
This is part 3 of the compatibility posts. If you'd like you can read part 1 here and part 2 here.
Drinking didn’t seem to be an issue for most of you either. No one seemed to be equally matched in this area, which is good I guess since someone has to drive home, but no one indicated that this was a problem in their relationship. All of the comments on this were very matter-of-fact indicating that the non-drinking or less-drinking partner was OK with the other partner drinking. There wasn’t a lot of elaboration on this so I am making some assumptions here.
I like to drink. I like beer. I like mixed drinks. I like shots. I like to try new drinks. I like wine, especially with good food. Honey grew up thinking any drinking was wrong and anyone who drank was bad. It really threw her for a loop when her Dad started drinking again. He had made the choice to stop drinking when they started having kids, but once Honey’s little brother graduated High School her Dad didn’t feel the need to abstain anymore. This really bothered her. Since then she has relaxed on that point some, and has even tried some frozen drinks, but never had a whole one to herself. This caused some problems early on in our marriage so I pretty much quit drinking all together. In the past few years I have started drinking a little more. Despite her softening position I still consider us opposites on this because she would still prefer it if no one in her family drank, and I still want to drink whenever I want without her condescending, holier-than-thou looks.
Vaya con Dios mis Amigos,
Michael
Drinking didn’t seem to be an issue for most of you either. No one seemed to be equally matched in this area, which is good I guess since someone has to drive home, but no one indicated that this was a problem in their relationship. All of the comments on this were very matter-of-fact indicating that the non-drinking or less-drinking partner was OK with the other partner drinking. There wasn’t a lot of elaboration on this so I am making some assumptions here.
I like to drink. I like beer. I like mixed drinks. I like shots. I like to try new drinks. I like wine, especially with good food. Honey grew up thinking any drinking was wrong and anyone who drank was bad. It really threw her for a loop when her Dad started drinking again. He had made the choice to stop drinking when they started having kids, but once Honey’s little brother graduated High School her Dad didn’t feel the need to abstain anymore. This really bothered her. Since then she has relaxed on that point some, and has even tried some frozen drinks, but never had a whole one to herself. This caused some problems early on in our marriage so I pretty much quit drinking all together. In the past few years I have started drinking a little more. Despite her softening position I still consider us opposites on this because she would still prefer it if no one in her family drank, and I still want to drink whenever I want without her condescending, holier-than-thou looks.
Vaya con Dios mis Amigos,
Michael
posted by Michael at 1/17/2006 11:26:00 AM
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Thanks for stopping by!
I just went back and reread the past few posts. I'm just guessing, and meaning no disrespect by it, but was your wife raised Southern Baptist? Just curious, if so, keep working that key, there's a party animal in there waiting to be released!
TKW - not just Southern Baptist, but Fundamental Southern Baptist; good guess.
Michael
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