wife says only have one beer

I'm trying to cut down on my drinking (not) my wife often mentions I should only have one beer after work. I went for a Sounthern Tier Oat- Oatmeal Stout- 10.5%abv, 22 oz. Problem solved.

She is limited to one pair of shoes as well?

I sometimes have only one after I get home from work. Doesn't mean I don't also have one while making dinner, and possibly one after dinner too.

Over the years I've also learned to either subtract 2 or divide by 2 the number of beers she asks that I've had. Also, "In dog beers, I've only had 1."

If you never let your glass get empty, you're still on your first beer.

One at a time is a perfectly reasonable request actually. What's the problem here?

Hermit said:

One at a time is a perfectly reasonable request actually. What's the problem here?

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No problem at all...

SWMBO tried that once. I brought back some 750ml bottles.

One 3L bottle of Stone Arrogant Bastard

Only 7.2% ABV

One after work 3 - 4 days per week and 3 - 4 on Saturday and Sunday.

Sounds reasonable to me.

BlackDogBrewing said:

I'm trying to cut down on my drinking (not) my wife often mentions I should only have one beer after work. I went for a Sounthern Tier Oat- Oatmeal Stout- 10.5%abv, 22 oz. Problem solved.

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I like your style, dude.

I like the "only 1 In dog beers" thinking!

If my old lady tried telling me how much I could drink...wtf, who wears the Pants in this relationship...talk about power of the PU****

not to be rude, but unless your trying to lose some weight or have an actual drinking problem...or act like a jacklass when you've had a few it should completly be up to you.

iparks81 said:

I like the "only 1 In dog beers" thinking!

If my old lady tried telling me how much I could drink...wtf, who wears the Pants in this relationship...talk about power of the PU****

not to be rude, but unless your trying to lose some weight or have an actual drinking problem...or act like a jacklass when you've had a few it should completly be up to you.

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It is completely up to me...I do not need to lose weight, still have a flat stomach at the age of 37 and am in reasonably good shape. I enjoy 1 or more beers on a regular basis...

good deal!

Congrats on the flat stomach at 37...I've got to limit my Homebrew drinking Because of the gut issue!

well, theres no reason in the world to knock drinkin 1-2 High ABV beers Vs X amount 4%beers! thats for sure.

BlackDogBrewing said:

I'm trying to cut down on my drinking (not) my wife often mentions I should only have one beer after work. I went for a Sounthern Tier Oat- Oatmeal Stout- 10.5%abv, 22 oz. Problem solved.

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Cool.SWMBOs are all the same, you have a few beers they moan, you don't have any, they want to bring you one. All I can say is feck 'em...

My belly's flat when I'm layin' on it.

She may be abusing you.They do one beer limits in Africa and Hati maybe even hell. Tell her how Jesus turned the water into wine thats alot of wine,and im shure they had to have plenty of it before it ran to sea or something.

BlackDogBrewing said:

"In dog beers, I've only had 1."

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I almost peed!

I also noticed OP's SWMBO did not specify size. I have a 1 liter mug, and a 9.1% trippel on tap, and a 15% beer on tap. I'm not sure I could handle one of those on a work night!

i have a beer right after work, too. and it tastes so good i have another 1 to make sure my taste buds are working correctly, and then another 1 as a reality check. then i start thinking about not having another 1, but since my thinking isn't so clear anymore, i have another 1 to clear my head

Is wifey suggesting you drink before work instead of after? Seems kind of unsafe to me. Unless you work at home, and if that's the case I'm sure a compromise can be reached.

lumpher said:

i have a beer right after work, too. and it tastes so good i have another 1 to make sure my taste buds are working correctly, and then another 1 as a reality check. then i start thinking about not having another 1, but since my thinking isn't so clear anymore, i have another 1 to clear my head

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YES.....I love it!!!!

So she says just one, ok!

I was going to return the favor and suggest a keg system like you did for me. Am I right in thinking that might cause a rift in the wife/time continuum? (Still have to finish my setup btw)

i'm fortunate i'm not married, but i'm also only 23, so until then

kevabar said:

I was going to return the favor and suggest a keg system like you did for me. Am I right in thinking that might cause a rift in the wife/time continuum? (Still have to finish my setup btw)

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You are quite correct, I've been suggesting I should start kegging for a while now. SWMBO isn't going for it.

hmmm... best let the corny concept stay quiet for a while.

The kegging worked for my friend's dad. She used to count the bottles the next day...no more bottles! Plus, less wasteful, but who really cares, right?

For some reason I always seem to drink too much when it is that certain period of the month and the rest of the time I am a responsible drinker?

Ahh...I see. It's HER fault.

DeathBrewer said:

Ahh...I see. It's HER fault.

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No it is mother natures. Sounds like you have been trained well.

LoL, me? By who?

You can stop mother nature, you know. There is all sorts of pills and I heard about this thing called pregnancy...

Maybe the wife is right? It's very easy to go from 1 beer after work to 2, to 3, etc. I do it and have to sort of put a limit on my 'after-work-beers'.

After I've had 1 after-work beer I'll be eating dinner soon and then drinking 'after-dinner' beers so setting the after-work beer limit to 1 isn't such a bad idea imo. But as soon as you eat dinner it's no longer 'after work', it is then 'after dinner' so drink up.

DeathBrewer said:

LoL, me? By who?

You can stop mother nature, you know. There is all sorts of pills and I heard about this thing called pregnancy...

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HA! Pregnancy. That will solve all his problems.

The fiance tells me I should limit myself as well. I tend to only drink maybe 1 a night (okay, maybe 2). I think of it as preventative measures, so I don't have to cut back in the future. Trouble is, she's the one that suggested kegging. Then told me I should get another so we're not stuck drinking only 1 beer for 5 gallons. What's a guy to do!

Also: jmendez29, your signature is great. Kyle