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I drink. I love white wine. I have some almost every day, and I love drinking to get drunk, especially after a tough day with DD. Sorry, but it's a good stress reliever.

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i love drinking, but my idea of drinking is having a couple of glasses of wine at home with DH. if i get a bit tipsy, fine, but i'm not looking to get there per se.

i do occasionally go out with friends and drink, but it's usually only a few glasses of wine or a couple of martinis, and it's basically the same thing: if i get a bit tipsy, fine, but i'm not actively looking to get there.

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I have no problem with how anyone else drinks, as long as it doesn't affect my life, or those I love.

I drink occasionally. A glass of wine, a bottle of smirnoff can be relaxing and refreshing after a long week at the office, but I can honestly say that I don't need alcohol to have a good time, and I always do it in the safety of my house, or when I have a DD to drive me home.

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I like to get silly when there is an occasion

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I definitely like to drink i've only been drunk once and had no hangover! i love wines and specialty drinks.....long island, margheritas, vodka tonics..... i enjoy getting the buzzzzzzz! my dh drinks beers,jack n coke.......i've only seen him drunk only once( day b4 wedd!) lol :. so basically everything in moderation!

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I enjoy drinking and getting my buzz on. There have been times where I've had too much and that is no fun.
LI is annoying because you have to worry about drinking and driving. DH and I take turns.

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I enjoy drinking, although I never begin the night intending to get drunk -- sometimes it just happens. Hangovers stink, but I love a good buzz.

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I drink very rarely, but when I do, I love to get a bit buzzed. Not puke-drunk, but giddy and giggly.

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Oh boy- I rather NOT answer this thread!

Drunkety-Drunk!

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Back in the day I thought life was a party. I had fun, but quit when I had my DD. For no other reason than I wanted to be the best mommy I could and didn't think I could do that hungover. To each their own is my motto, I think some people drink too much and if they act like an A$$ when they do I just hang with them less.

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I got it all out in college.

Honestly, I'm not anti-alcohol at all. I'm anti-bad relationships with alcohol and anti-drinking too much. I rarely drink anymore, but my DH and I are certified wine snobs - er, I mean enthusiasists.

I find it embarassing when people drink to the point of getting trashed or getting sick, but I don't think getting buzzed at a wedding or party (SO LONG AS YOU ARE NOT DRIVING) is just fine.

Alcohol can make me feel happy or overemotional, but I try not to drink enough that it really affects my mood or my feelings. If I drink once a week, that's a lot for me.

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I did so much of it in college, that quite frankly, I am bored of it. A cosmo once in a while is great, but that's it. I have too many responsibilities in my life to get all out, falling down drunk, and waste an entire weekend sleeping it off. That's just me.

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I love it.

I drink what tastes good to me, be it coffee, soda, alcohol.

I don't drink JUST to drink or get drunk...but if I happen to LOVE what I am drinking (mojito, sangria, wine, SoCo la la la) it could happen

I have a pretty decent tolerance, and I drink water like a BANSHEE...for every alcoholic drink, I have an equal glass of water.

although I may pee A LOT, I usually do not wake up hung over.

ETA: I did not drink excessively in college as I was a working full-time-going-to-college-full-time-at-night-paying-my-own-rent-so-couldn't-call-in-sick kinda gal.

I guess that could be why it still has not lost it's allure. though I started at about 15, drinking a 40 on the corner of my block.

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I like to drink. It's not something i would do every weekend but DH and i like to go out with our friends have some drinks, dance and do crazy things. Or even just hang out with our friends at their place or ours and play some board games and drink.

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Love it. Big fan.
I miss it.
I am actually not breastfeeding for this reason.

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I like drinking, but very small amounts. I don't think I've gotten drunk in about 5 or 6 years. Even my bach party I didn't get wasted.

I love wine, I'll have a glass at night to chill out. And maybe a beer or vodka tonic here and there when I go out. But I am so over binge drinking, I did that in college. A lot of our friends are still in the college mindframe and love to get wasted and play drinking games. I hate drinking games. I hate annoying drunk people. A couple of my friends get so obnoxious when they're drunk, so it's just not fun to hang out with them like that.

I never drink just to get drunk. I don't like how it makes me feel so I usually drink very little.

And about Jewish households, my DH's family don't really have alcohol in the house. My inlaws will get drunk at social gatherings (MIL drunk is funny) but they don't have wine with dinner, etc. My mom ALWAYS had wine in the house, and would sometimes drink a glass at night to unwind. I take after her.

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I was not a drinker/partier in college at all. I think I got tipsy twice in 4 years.

Now, I do drink socially with friends, and at home to relax. I may not drink for a week or two at a time, then have several days where I do.

When I drink socially, I enjoy getting a little tipsy/silly. i can be a bit uptight/self-conscious, and it defintely helps to relax me and loosen me up. I'm more fun when I've had a couple of drinks. I NEVER drink to the point of getting sick, and I always drink a lot of water and take advil before bed to avoid a hangover. I defintely have a specific group of friends that I drink more with, b/c I feel comfortable doing so. I also tend to drink more at house parties than out at bars. I prefer wine, and liquor- malibu and pineapple is my favorite.

At home, I may have a glass of wine or a malt beverage (mike's hard lime, hard cider, etc.) to relax, but that's not that often. When we're out to dinner, I'll often have a glass of wine.

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i like drinking, and usually do get drunk when i go out with friends about 2 or 3 times a month- but not too sloppy, just having a great time. I like the release, letting go of all the worry and thoughts and just having a drunken good time, hehe, it's fun.

i may have a glass of wine after a long day at work- but that's unusual. I usually only drink when out with friends or with my irish family.

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I LOVE to drink with DH, friends and family. I stop at the liquor store every Friday night and select a couple of bottles of red and white for the weekend. It's a ritual, a life style. We grew up drinking wine in my house. DH makes his own wine. The only reason I don't drink during the week is bc I can't afford the extra calories

I can handle my liqour so I never lose control. I know when to say when.

I know this sounds terrible but I almost don't enjoy hanging around people that don't drink (at least social drinkers-preggers excluded of course)

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I used to drink ALOT and for the main purpose of getting drunk. Now I'll have a few just to relax, but it's not that often. Couple times a month maybe. Wine w/dinner etc. We did go out for Halloween this past Sat and had a good time but I had to plan for a babysitter in advance and it's just too much coordination to do that very often. Not worth it. But every now and then yes we both like to let loose.

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we like to drink socially, have wine with dinner and sometimes we come home and make cocktails. We do it to unwind and enjoy ourselves.

We certainly don't usually drink to the point of getting drunk but we do have something a few times a week.