Am I over reacting? Think I might explode if I dont talk about this

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

chelseablue wrote: »

This morning

Last night (when he rolled in totally off his face) he said there was money left.
This morning when I asked to see how much was left he admitted he'd spent it all



Thank you. It was money that he was given specifically to go shopping with to buy me something

Send him back out with instructions to come back with a DIY divorce kit.

paulineb_2

Angry_Bear wrote: »

I did say that we hardly ever go out - we're defintely not big drinkers, he just has a high tolerance. I would wager that he and I drink less in an average year than about 95% of people in the country!


Just to put it in perspective for you - "One in ten drinkers intends to drink 20 pints on a night out"

Im in a cheap area, its less than £3 a pint here, £2.20 in our local wetherspoons.

I actually believe there are some people who have the tolerance to drink 20 pints and more, but never in my life have I ever been out with any man (and most of my exes have been six foot plus) who has consumed more than about 7 pints in a sitting tops.

I like the odd pint of cider but 2 is enough for me, 4 is my absolute limit and thats not a comfortable limit. In fact I would very rarely drink 4 in one evening.

I can imagine someone could probably drink 25 pints, but if that were me, Id be worried not just about their internal organs Id be worried about them being at risk, just because someone doesnt look that drunk, doesnt mean that they arent.

Thats just my view and that would be the case with anyone who drank that amount, Id be concerned even in a one off.

The thing is, that money the Ops partner spent, doesnt need to have been on himself. When you are drunk, you are more likely to get generous with your cash, lose some of it, or spend on takeaways.

I know someone who while watching the world cup last year had 14 pints of carlsberg in the wetherspoon and woke up the next day thinking where the !!!! has all my cash gone, only when he looked back on facebook, he had been posting about how much he was boozing.

I certainly dont think someone who spends a wad of cash in a night has a drink problem, we dont know necessarily what that cash has been spent on.

tayforth

I have low tolerance for alcohol, and I'm glad - I see it as my body protecting me!

Caitlin_Bree

Could there really be a man THAT stupid that he would voluntarily take an early verbal lashing for something he still has an opportunity to get out of?

Having said that, I spent my 30th alone playing videogames after my OH retired early with a mancold.. and I have the worst birthday of the year... 4th of fricking January (thanks mum).
Back-to-school day my entire life. And as an adult, noone ever wants to go out the weekend before or after, too tired, poor, ill, couchlocked etc.

Also.. I'm wondering how many people that say £150 is a lot for a night out, read the post on the other board, from the guy who'd blown £5000 in a night.

I hope for your sake, and his, that he's joking. Happy Birthday for Tuesday.:beer:

Sorry, inappropriate :silenced:

tayforth

I didn't see the post about blowing £5,000 in a night :eek: Anyone got a link?

lolavix

I'm surprised that people don't realise how easy it is to spend £150 on a night out, especially if you smoke or get a cab.

I have an extremely high tolerance for alcohol and I can easily handle 10+ pints. It may not be good for my insides but from working in a pub I know a lot of people who can drink a heck of a lot more, and regularly.

I hope for OP's sake that he's just on a wind up, I'd be fuming!

*Louise*

I will certainly be checking this thread on Tuesday night.....I hope it's all just been a wind up on his part to throw you off the scent

Caitlin_Bree

tayforth wrote: »

I didn't see the post about blowing £5,000 in a night :eek: Anyone got a link?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4568815


I'm not sure whether I feel bad for him or not.

paulineb_2

Caitlin_Bree wrote: »

Could there really be a man THAT stupid that he would voluntarily take an early verbal lashing for something he still has an opportunity to get out of?

Having said that, I spent my 30th alone playing videogames after my OH retired early with a mancold.. and I have the worst birthday of the year... 4th of fricking January (thanks mum).
Back-to-school day my entire life. And as an adult, noone ever wants to go out the weekend before or after, too tired, poor, ill, couchlocked etc.

Also.. I'm wondering how many people that say £150 is a lot for a night out, read the post on the other board, from the guy who'd blown £5000 in a night.

I hope for your sake, and his, that he's joking. Happy Birthday for Tuesday.:beer:

Sorry, inappropriate :silenced:

I reckon I have the best birthday of the year, the day before Valentines

Not because I give a toss about Valentines day, just that Im still quite happy when it rolls around and I dont join in all the, I didnt get a card, I only got 22 bunches of flowers.

I think I last got a Valentine when I was 19, thats a quarter of a century ago.

Netwizard

I wont reply directly to the op as I dont care one bit for birthdays. Im more amazed about the 25 pints thing!!

There was me thinking 3 pints max and a bag of chips on the way home was a good night!! I can do that and still get change from £10