I enjoy beer, like all of us here. My wife, just had our 10 year anniversary, doesn't drink a thing. I figured, I have a DD for life. Cool!! Not cool, she just says, "another" after I have one. So I end up hiding my drinking which ain't cool. Any tips or advice is welcome. I am jealous with the BA's that say "enjoying this with my wife". I just chugged a good saison because she got home from the doctor early and i refilled my pint glass with water so she didn't know i was drinking. I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BEER!! Love the flavor, and enjoy it but not for the booze. When O'douls comes out with some great sours I will be all over those but I need some advice fellow BA's on what I can do/say to make the best of this situation.. Thanks dudes!!
Just drink "another" beer like she told you too. Have as much as you want, nothing bad could possibly happen. Or you can just ignore her, and have another 1 or 2, and just chill I guess. If you have to hide your beer drinking, then this is a bigger question than random cats online can answer.
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Talk to your wife. Then determine if you really have a problem. Right now you THINK you have a problem but don't really know.
I really don't understand what you're asking for help with. Is it just the fact that you're married to someone that you don't feel comfortable drinking some beer in front of? Cuz if so, you really should look for help somewhere other than messageboards on a beer fansite. I think maybe your first step should be talking to your fucking wife. But hey, what do I know.
Consensus has it, speak to the wife. The fact that you are hiding it is worse by far than you actually doing it, and that goes for most things in life.
Sounds like she has assumptions about drinking that maybe aren't true. Talk to her and explain that its a hobby like anything else and that you're a responsible adult who can choose to do what he wants. It's not like you're getting frat boy drunk night after night, right?
Talk to your wife about your hobby/passion and try to limit your self. My wife doesn't drink either but is starting to understand that I can enjoy a beer or 2 without wanting to binge. I usually dont have more than 2 beers per sitting unless im at a tasting.
You're not enjoying it if you're chugging it! My wife doesn't drink but she has no problem with my drinking. I don't go overboard. She gives me the look with the amount of beer in the cellar but I take that as a look of "you're not drinking fast enough". It's all in the interpretation of the look she gives me. I find that if a woman (especially a wife) has a problem with what you're doing she will tell you and you WILL know it.
Maybe it's time to start limiting your beer drinking if your wife is uncomfortable with it. The fact that you chugged a saison provides further support for this position. You're honest enough about it to admit it on a public forum. That's a good sign.
