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  No it's really not though. Why does it even have to be? Who made that rule up?
context: I often drink alone in my shed. I like to look at my stuff, tinker, talk to my dogs, watch stuff on YouTube and in winter have a nice fire  maybe cook my dinner out there. Get a little blasted, head off to bed. I love it, doing no harm to anyone, maybe just my liver. >
  
  I want your shed. >
  
  It's a ripper, just installed a toilet in there. Wife is concerned I'm going to build a bunk and never go back to the house. Well, she says she's concerned. >
  
  Hell, I'd do just that. Your shed sounds like the introvert's Cheers. I wish I had a shed. I'd like to get away. >
  
  I do welcome guests to the shed regularly but I enjoy it just as much on my own >
  
  Sounds awesome man. As soon as I can buy a house with some property, shed time. >
  
  Don't marry a country girl.  She'll fill that shed up with turkeys.  If you build a second shed, she'll fill it up with jumbo cornish rocks or milking goats.  Laughing.  I guess I have given my husband some grief over the years.  The poor guy tried to keep up with me. >
  
  I don't allow household junk to be stored in my shed. Its primarily a workshop, then a hobby cave, then a drinking den. I process fruit, make jerky, brew beer and wine all sorts of stuff. I also do mechanical repairs to my vehicles and keep a boat in there. Definitely no room for turkeys! >
  
  The older I get, the more I prefer drinking at home either alone or with some friends. Whenever I share this with people, they always seem to have some sort of concerned expression on their face like they’re deciding whether I’m an alcoholic or not. Couldn’t be bothered either way. >
  
  I'm the opposite. My dad was an abusive alcoholic. I don't even keep a bottle of wine at home. When I go out, I'll have a nice cocktail before dinner, and a glass of wine with the meal, and I'm fine with that. >
  
  Exactly >
  
  In finnish we have word for that: ”Kalsarikännit” = Drinking home alone in your underwear without intention to go out. >
  
  In America, we do this. Except it's the day after drinking where I order Chinese food, lament the fact that I can't answer the door undressed, then return to my underpants, never leaving the couch and live in shame for 24 hours dreading my return to work Monday. >
  
  Music sounds so much better after a few bevs at home. >
  
  There are some songs/albums that with the right amount of beverages at home just tear me down. It's like therapy. >
  
  Which ones are your fav? >
  
  I always have a hard time pulling songs/albums from memory but here are a few songs: Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd, You Can't Go Home by Leftover Crack, Nothing Else Matters by Metallica, Sick of You by Gwar. And albums: Laika Come home by Spacemonkeyz vs Gorillaz, ATLiens by Outcast, Smash by The Offspring. Most of those either have a direct link to a different time in my life or are just great freaking songs. >
  
  Smash by the offspring makes me want to drive 100mph on the freeway, swerving in and out of lanes just to find someone to fight >
  
  I am a grown adult that is aware of my physical capabilities, and my days of going into a mosh pit are over. That being said, I went to an all day festival type concert and when The Offspring played Bad Habit my subconscious took over and I threw my body into the crowd, instantly lost my glasses, and my wife had to drive us home that night. >
  
  I hope during the drive back she called you a stupid, dumb shit, goddamn, motherfucker. >
  
  Funny reading this comment as I hold a glass of wine in my hand at home sitting alone watching TV >
  
  Same, except mine’s gin >
  
  Or maybe just have 2 or 3 closest friends. But yeah I would prefer drinking or doin edibles alone at home rather than in public >
  
  Love having a good old fashioned sleep over with my friends as adults.  Get blasted, listen to music, play games, etc.  Don’t have to worry about a designated driver and we usually go out for brunch the morning after, it’s amazing. >
  
  Hey man, it's me one of your friends. When are we meeting up next? >
  
  100000% agree, drinking at home is superior >
  
  I just wrapped a pint and a half in my basement. I don't need to be drunk, but I like to have a good beer stretched over a couple hours of bad Netflix and random web browsing. In fact, it's about the only escapism I have that doesn't disappoint me these days. >
  
  Exactly like this. Only for me its the ps4 + music instead of netflix. Its therapeutic >
  
  Yup. I spend so much time around horrible people that I just enjoy being alone in my man cave on the weekends. I don't do this every day - it's just my weekend escape ritual. >
  
  For me, going out and drinking is something that is fun but also somewhat stressful and energy consuming. A whole variety of little things can just ruin my whole night and make me feel like crap when I’m drunk- that’s the kind of person I am. Being at home in my pajamas, sitting back and having some drinks is completely different experience: pure relaxation. >
  
  It’s safer, smarter, and significantly cheaper. >
  
  But you’re alone . A big reason ppl drink is because it enhances social interaction >
  
  That's the main thing. But one can argue, there's tons of ways to socialize for much cheaper and safer. The stigma with drinking at home is that your alone, which people automatically associate with alcoholism (as opposed to being a "social drinker") or depression and shit. I've never liked bars. Everybody's drinking, that's what brings them together, which isn't really a solid foundation for a friendship. You could hang with a bunch of people you'd genuinely hate sober, but they all get along because they're all tipsy. I'd rather have a few friends over and just do our thing, as I already like these people without the booze >
  
  
  I'd rather have a few friends over
  
  They specifically said drinking alone at home though >
  
  Fully agree. It's far cheaper, don't have to get dressed and I'm surrounded by all my stuff so I have tonnes of things to do. 
  I also tend to drink less. At home I'm only looking to feel relaxed and enjoy myself. Going out I tend to drink a lot more just to deal with the shear boredom and feeling of not wanting to be there. >
  
  Drinking alone is the SHIT. A bottle of wine and some video games? Forget about it. You’ve hit Valhalla, baby! >
  
  Agreed. Mega agreed. >
  
  I thought i was the only one that felt this way. But it’s literally the best. Take a hot shower. Put on a great tv show. Have a great cocktail. Chefs kiss 👩‍🍳💋 >
  
  my kinda guy/gal. my go to is mule or old fashioned, it’s the best part of the day >
  
  Gal! Dirty vodka martini for me. With blue cheese stuff olives. Not the kind that come in the jar! >
  
  you lost me at olives, goodness gracious >
  
  
  Not paying three times the price for alcohol.
  
  This one is what seals the deal for me. >
  
  As a DJ this is something I deeply agree with. Drinking in public is a pain in the ass. Ubers are expensive, people get rowdy… the only time I had fun drinking in public was Vegas, and that was only because the hotel was a 5 minute walk from the club! I’d much rather get drunk at home and play some video games lol >
  
  I almost exclusively drink home alone. A couple light beers with a book. >
  
  I totally agree but frequently drinking at home alone is a slippery slope that can lead to addiction. I started out 5 years ago with having a bottle of wine few times a week and now im drinking a bottle of vodka daily, just saying. It takes longer to get addicted to it compared to other hard drugs but its VERY SNEAKY. Look for the signs! I have taken substances known to be highly addictive (GHB, 4MMC, Speed, Benzos, Coke, Opiates) and I can manage my usage of them easily but I can't kick off alcohol and nicotine from my life which are the most accessible drugs! Take care 🌸 >
  
  I hope you get better soon, that doesn't sound fun for your liver. >
  
  Thank you! I am struggling with GAD and depression, and I can't absolutely deal with them sober, SSRIs not really helping too and other anxiety medications are far worse than alcohol addiction. If I could work through my inner traumas, my substance abuse will reduce hopefully since all it's connected somehow. >
  
  Before I got pregnant I loved getting tipsy/drunk at home with my partner. Maybe have a cocktail or two with dinner but come home by half 10 and carry on drinking just us two. Watch some good TV or a movie or reminisce on old music.
  Even as a teen/twenty-something I much preferred house parties or staying in. Going out is expensive and overrated. >
  
  For the most part, I totally agree with you.  Being home ensures, I save money, stay out of any possible trouble and don't have far to go if I get too intoxicated lol.  But every so often I do enjoy getting out to a pub and enjoying the atmosphere. >
  
  Yeah, it’s pretty great. I like going out as well, but love drinking at home. Sat and watched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 4k on my new OLED the other night while sipping on some orange mango rum and it was awesome. >
  
  Finally someone says it >
  
  Finally someone says someone says it >
  
  Laughs in public transit >
  
  George Thorogood enters the conversation. >
  
  Every mornin just before breakfast, I don’t want no coffee or tea.. >
  
  Lol majority of people on Reddit are antisocial. So this is no where near unpopular here. >
  
  I hate drinking in public. I prefer doing it in my home, by myself, alone, at 12 am wile everyone else is asleep >
  
  Word man. I don’t have a shes but my hubs is working late and I have a bottle of 90% Evans Williams and some pineapple juice so I’m set. >
  
  Clearly not an unpopular opinion. >
  
  Isn’t drinking alone a sign of… never mind, have fun! >
  
  yeah, and the shrink who says that is high on cocaine and whisky >
  
  Lmao one time I had a friend on crack tell me that me drinking beer alone and playing video games was alcoholism >
  
  Is it something you do very frequently, and if you had to stop for a good long while would it be difficult? Would your life feel noticeably emptier without it? 
  Crack addicts are pretty much never good role models, but if they are the self-reflecting type they probably know a thing or two about addictive behaviors... Of course, if they were being judgmental or otherwise shitty about it that's a whole other thing. >
  
  One drink at the end of the day out on my balcony, infinitely better than happy hour during the week. I love a drink or two out on the weekend with friends but a single drink on a weeknight is great at home! 
  Although I agree, I think this is unpopular since I get shit for it, so upvote from me! >
  
  Agreed wholeheartedly >
  
  It’s just some haven’t admitted yet they are an alcoholic and call it socialization. Others don’t have a marge enough house to have a pool table in it and enjoy pool. >
  
  I agree. In public you also have to cope with all the stupid things people say. I still remember so many stupid things that I heard people say, and you can't help but feel that everybody is an asshole. Nothing is worse than being confronted with human stupidity and you brought it all on yourself. At least when you're home alone you can take it easy. >
  
  Drinking with friends is great and all but my fav times are drinking while I’m cooking a big meal and in the evening, enjoying a glass of bourbon while putting together a Lego set or playing video games. >
  
  I agree with that! Drinking some bourbon while cooking a nice meal is a good time. >
  
  haha - This is not unpopular with my age demographic (40's). It's very much preferred. >
  
  I personally can enjoy both. Definitely safer at home though. >
  
  There's moods for both, at home if you want some solo time but in public if you're with friends. Thats the way I see it, i enjoy drinking alone because it let's my mind wander but when I'm with people I stay focused on them >
  
  Not sure why people freak out at drinking alone.
  Not everyone drinks to get drunk or make “socialising” easier. Some of us actually enjoy the drink for what it is.
  After a long day of work, getting the kids to bed, a single malt whisky is best enjoyed alone. Usually with some YouTube and gaming. >
  
  I would say entertaining friends at home and drinking together is best. No overpriced drinks, crowded bars, dazed commutes back home. But you still get the joy of company. 
  Drinking alone though, I can't help but think is a little sad and can set you onto a path to alcoholism. A drink or two on a Friday night is all good, but if you're regularly getting drunk by yourself, then it can become a coping mechanism and you slip into addiction. >
  
  Agreed! My boyfriend and I do it all the time lol….cuddling, chit chatting, watching our shows, getting in some cardio 
  Also won’t say no to a couple glasses of wine when I’m home by myself with a book or a show after a long day of work >
  
  It’s nice just pouring a small drink and just relaxing with your hobby. I really really enjoy the taste of some whiteclaws and trulys and it’s fine to just open up a few of those and just do some writing or reading >
  
  I like company when I'm drinking. >
  
  I agree. Having even a beer makes it drunk driving, but drinking at home and now you're an alcoholic. I call BS. At home, I'm not putting anyone life in danger when I have a nightcap >
  
  So much safer to just do it at home and then just roll into bed. Not risking anyone’s safety and don’t have to worry about transportation home or anything. Just have fun and relax and then go to sleep >
  
  Im more of a social drinker so this doesn’t work for me >
  
  Or, hear me out, drink at home with your friends. >
  
  I agree. I can be a drinker. When I intend to truly drink and get fucked up, I will not be in public. Same goes for any drug. Wanna get off your face on X? Coke? Acid? Find a campfire or go home. Relax. The likelihood of getting sucker punched just went to zero. >
  
  I used to feel the exact same way!
  Almost 3 years off the sauce now. >
  
  I used to think this. Drinking at home makes it super easy to drink.  And not stop drinking. >
  
  I only drink at home. The only time I ever sat down at a bar to order drinks was on my honeymoon. Pay triple the price for booze? Absolutely not. This way I only buy the absolute top shelf stuff, and then I'm not inclined to shoot it. I just have one glass of neat scotch and call it a night. >
  
  Yeah I agree. Same with being high. I’m like wooo watch some tv play some video games take a bath clean the house. 
  I’m sober now bc I drank alone all the time which usually starts to snowball but honestly I didn’t like being drunk or buzzed or in public. So I’d have one or two drinks if I went to a bar and since I drank all the time I was like I don’t feel anything from this so why are we here even. 
  I mean then again being out was fun with people I just always was annoyed there had to be alcohol involved for it to be a group hang out thing. Like god forbid we all get together and there isn’t alcohol. 
  Which is ironic since I was the alcoholic lol so now it’s even more annoying bc people are like omg are you gunna be ok bc we’re meeting at a bar. Like yeah it’s been almost 6 years I’ll live. >
  
  congrats on your sobriety! >
  
  It's better until it's just not anymore. Then it's usually too late to turn back. I hope you don't get to that point bc it's a slippery slope. >
  
  If it’s gotten to that point, it’s not better anywhere, speaking from experience. >
  
  Exactly. Been there done that. Haven't had a drink in like 6 years now. >
  
  Only at 3 months and change myself. 
  Cheers mate. >
  
  Not "only"- the first 90 something days are a huge deal!! Congrats!! >
  
  Smoking weed alone causes even less harm to yourself :) >
  
  I get some of my best writing done drinking alone at home. >
  
  Agreed, I hate the implication that drinking at home  alone is considered alcoholic behavior. It’s cheaper, safer, and more relaxing. >
  
  I am a security guard that works at a place that sells alcohol. I approve this message >
  
  I found this to be true after my 20s but not alone. Drinking alone is dangerous. I prefer drinking at home with a few friends or my husband than going out to bars and clubs. >
  
  Depends how much you’re drinking. Have a couple of beers or glasses of wine by yourself I wouldn’t really say is dangerous. Getting trashed by yourself definitely is. >
  
  I disagree. So many people don't understand what addiction really is. People think of the alcoholics they know in their life who are wasted all day long but that's just the most severe alcoholism. Think about doing opioids. You can't say "taking a few pills by yourself I wouldn't really say is dangerous. Getting trashed by yourself definitely is." >
  
  I actually can and would say that, I’d even say in some instances that it’s safer. If you know the pills that you were taking and had the means to, why the hell not?
  Provided you’re practicing moderation and some other harm reduction practices, there isn’t much reason to be so judgmental of someone’s drug of choice >
  
  
  Provided you’re practicing moderation and some other harm reduction practices, there isn’t much reason be so judgmental of someone’s drug of choice 
  
  That's a huge IF. Which the vast vast majority of people don't have >
  
  To me, drinking alone at home is pretty pointless, i prefer video games in this cases, i like going out with my friends to a bar and drinking there, no need to get heavily drunk, just enough melt a bit >
  
  Can't agree more. >
  
  I don't smoke weeda or do any other drugs, so listening to psychodelic rock albums while being drunk and dizzy is an amazing experience >
  
  This is true… except when the phone comes out >
  
  🙌🏼 >
  
  💯 >
  
  Cheers!!!!! >
  
  That all makes sense. It’s great if you can do it. And still switching drinking alone is one of the more common steps people take into alcoholism. Yes I already know there are a zillion exceptions to this. Just be safe is all. >
  
  Yeah idk why drinking alone is so taboo. I get it if it’s like an every day thing, but if you do it in moderation it’s pretty normal >
  
  You know the "Good guys spend 3 months salary on a ring" marketing scheme mainstream media has portrayed? I also think the "Most people go to the bar and pay 8x to get drunk regularly" is another marketing scheme.
  Every down on their luck character ever in media goes to a bar and says "Pour me a double", when in reality they'd be pouring themselves doubles into a coke can in their garage. >
  
  Yeah agree, bars suck most of the times. I end up leaving, buying my own booze, and go home. >
  
  Sometimes for sure....better than listening to people's bullshit sometimes...lol >
  
  drinking at home with friends>drinking at home alone >
  
  That sir is the road to alcoholism >
  
  Roooooad Triiiiiiip! >
  
  Shotgun >
  
  The moment I hit this point is the moment I knew I had a drinking problem.  There were many other signs before but this milestone was the one that stands out most after 6 years sober.
  I drank for 17 years and the last 5 (after my dad died) we’re done near exclusively at home.
  As a former heavy drinker, with zero judgement, do you, just understand this is a serious milestone for alcohol abuse. >
  
  Doing neither is the best. >
  
  It is until it becomes everyday to keep the bad thoughts away... >
  
  I have never once felt the desire to get drunk by myself.  I've gotten drunk at home with friends, but getting drunk alone imo is an indication of a problem.  Im not talking about having a beer or 2, but like full on drunk.  Im not trying to be super judgmental but I saw my mom dive down the alcohol abuse hole as a kid doing this. >
  
  That's exactly how I fell into a deep alcoholism. >
  
  Drink alone everyday it's the only way >
  
  Almost killed myself doing that. If you can't behave and control what you consume, maybe you shouldn't at all...especially alone. >
  
  Drinking alone at home is a sign of alcoholism. Like with every drugs if you do it alone, you are 99% probably an addict. (like masturbation /s) 
  Seriously, if you feel the need to drink alone seek help or try to discuss with someone online. Alcoholism is shit don't fall into that.
  It's true that by drinking at home you won't arm anyone. But I wouldn't say it's better as it still has consequences on your relationship with others. >
  
  Not every drug has to be a social drug my friend. >
  
  Care to elaborate? >
  
  Few beers after work alone does not an alcoholic make. Weed, psychedelics, etc etc. Not everything is better done in groups. Drug wise. >
  
  I view drinking alone as sad, and if you aren't otherwise going out to a pub with friends every day of the week, I see it as something that is more prone to become an addiction on it's own, if you are just okay with drinking alone whenever. >
  
  What's sad about it? For me, pouring a nice glass of scotch and watching TV or playing video games is a nice evening. It's like buying  a fancy coffee or shake. I enjoy it, then continue on with my life. >
  
  I never drink solo but I can confirm, Some BF3 and a nice cold granite whiskey stone and Proper Number 12 just hits different. >
  
  Nah go outside you nerd >
  
  /r/alcoholicopinion >
  
  Drinking at home is okay in my standards. It's mostly cheaper, you can have anything as setup around you, you don't make a fool of yourself if get super drunk, you'd become more accustomed to the saroundings. 
  My problem with your post is being alone. We have a saying in Hungarian "Only an ass drinks alone". I think it is because drinking alcohol can cause problems, and it's better to drink around a group you feel safe rather then alone and can cause yourself problems that can't be resolved. >
  
  Drinking at home alone is the most dangerous. Drowning in your own fluids is a rough way to go. If you're a safe drinker that's not worried about overconsumption, that's one thing, but if it becomes a habit and especially if it becomes a necessity, then that's the most dangerous type of drinking habit. The common image of an alcoholic is depressed dads at home or depressed dudes in bars. The reality is that a huge number of alcohol poisoning cases happen at home in bedrooms, alone,  with no one to hear them wheezing until it ends. >
  
  If you're drinking at home alone you might have a problem lmao >
  
  downvote it, the opinion is too correct to be on this sub >
  
  A beer or two on the couch watching TV is great. I agree, the logistics are easier. No need to worry about finding a drive home when you are already home >
  
  Yeaaah, and AA is for quitters >
  
  Also your safer. >
  
  I only enjoy a drink when I’m out with friends who enjoy it. Most especially on a business trip where work is paying or at something like a wedding. 
  I can understand someone having a glass of beer or white/red wine at dinner with fish or meat, but drinking a lot… alone — That could be a sign of a problem. I had a roommate who would drink a 6 pack of beers or more each night. He’s now a recovering alcoholic. >
  
  I LOVED to drink alone but I spent almost my whole life as a bartender.. in fact retired from it awhile back.. I had no problem entertaining myself and could get as shit faced as I wanted and didn’t have to hear about the stupid shit I did.. thing was after a few years that’s all I wanted to do.. turns out I had been a functioning alcoholic until I retired and after a few years I wasn’t functioning so well..  in recovery now but I still think about how much I enjoyed drinking alone until it got bad.. >
  
  Drinking alone makes me feel like I’m an alcoholic. I don’t ever drink unless I go out with friends explicitly to drink. >
  
  Yes..., and no. >
  
  If you’re not drinking to be social then you’re an alcoholic >
  
  What? So drinking a cocktail or two because you like the taste is alcoholism; but drinking in order to cope with social interactions is not!? That sounds very backwards. >
  
  Drinking alone just makes me sad. Did it once and now I just drink socially, way more fun. >
  
  You might have a problem >
  
  Fake opinion.  If true, you are an alcoholic and need help. >
  
  Someone is an alcoholic because they drink on their own 1 night a week? >
  
  Drinking alone, yes. >
  
  So I'm an alcoholic because a few times per year I'll have a drink or two on my own? 
  That's fucking insane.
  You are demeaning alcoholism due to your lack of intelligence/understanding.
  Alcoholism is addiction. Dependency on alcohol. Whether or not you drink at home or alone has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's how often you drink and whether you need it.
  This person having drinks 1 time per week is not dependent on it or addicted to it. How about you take it seriously and stop making light of such a serious problem? >
  
  I mean ya, it's more convenient for alcoholics to do it at home and not make a scene. But most peoole can drink in public without making a scene and getting too sloshed to brush their teeth >
  
  It may be better for your health, but my mental health would not survive drinking alone at home in the dark, it's so Depressing and pointless >
  
  Turn on the lights then >
  
  As it should be >
  
  Unless you like fights, picking wo/men, and overprices alcohol/food >
  
  You can't flop around on the floor in public without judgment. >
  
  I don't care where you drink, just don't get into a murder machine when you're impaired >
  
  Definitely with the way society is going you can drink with the homies from home 100 precent better. >
  
  I rarely find a better glass of wine in a bar (of course not in specific wine bars) then I drink at home.. >
  
  Yup! I’ve made some bad mistakes both legally and just embarrassing mistakes. But, I don’t have to worry about that when I’m drinking at home. Worst case scenario, I wake up with a hangover, but know I didn’t fuck up.
  However, socially drinking is much better if you’re someone that can handle their liquor. >
  
  Yes, but my favorite brewery is across the street. It's not so much of a pain when the walk is short. Plus, I don't wear makeup. >
  
  It's cheaper too! >
  
  I don't really see much fun in drinking alone reallu but, if you just want to blast some tunes, I must admit it's a great choice. >
  
  Drinking alone at the bar isn’t really drinking alone >
  
  "Today on: Things you can read only on reddit" >
  
  A pretty popular opinion >
  
  i dread drinking alone. done it once and was the worst experience I've had. >
  
  I like to drink while reading with some jazz >
  
  I like to go out and socialize. >
  
  People who depend on bars for social interaction don't realize how uninspiring that dependency is >
  
  I only drink socially, mostly in the summer, I never ever drink alone.
  That said I don't go to bars at all, even at restaurants I won't order a drink as it's A expensive and B more or less just a tease.
  The odd time I do have a drink by myself lets say it's a hot day and I'm mowing the lawn I totally always forget to drink it and it gets wasted. >
  
  Basically half of it is not having a reliable public transit infrastructure. In Madrid I know I can go out at any hour and there will be a metro or bus station at a 5 minute walk for 10€ a month. As for the increase price it's somethig I will gladly pay if I can be with my friends in a chill pub. And I'm saying this as a very introvert person that loves spending time alone. >
  
  Come to think about it, if alcohol didn't have such a sleep inducing effect on me I would be much more likely to abuse alcohol in social settings because it might make socialising less stressful, while I would have no reason to abuse it when I'm alone and comfortable.
  I think the idea that "drinking alone" is a warning signal, only is somewhat true for extraverted neurotypicals. But then only if the "drinking alone" is excessive and they're drinking alone to because of the shame of excessive drinking rather than because of a preference for relaxing alone. >
  
  I can agree with everything if you remove alone. I love drinking at a friend's house or my house now that we're all married and have homes with space and money to make full bars.
  When I was younger though I want to be at a bar meeting new people and building a friend group. A bunch of the friends I have now are from bar meetups >
  
  Yeahhhh with nobody else!!! >
  
  That's the way to do it!!!!!! >
  
  Yes >
  
  What’s the point in drinking at home? I don’t get it. I only drink during social events because it’s a social thing to do and allows me to let loose a bit. I don’t understand drinking at home. Get tipsy/drunk, ok, now what? Watch some stuff on YouTube? And wake up tomorrow hungover for no reason? That’s whack >
  
  Depends on the circumstances tbh.
  I'm a loner myself, so I rarely go to bars (like saloon type style, it's called a bodega here) but when I do it's with friends.
  Wouldn't call myself an alcoholic, but I do like a glass of whisky or a beer at night before bedtime. Something magic about sitting on the balcony and overlooking the ocean, while sipping a glass of single malt and smoking a good cigar. >
  
  This isn’t unpopular until you hit a certain age. For me that age was around 25. >
  
  Agreed, but definitely compatible with facing a couple good friends over. >
  
  I see it as the diference between Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11 for workgroups.
  I'm old I know >
  
  I have to agree. There's no risk of waking up passed out on the sidewalk or in a stranger's house. The worst is when you stayed out too late, can't drive home, the buses aren't running, Uber is too expensive, it's freezing, and you're starting to sober up >
  
  Drinking alone at a bar often leads to not being alone though >
  
  This is not an unpopular opinion since covid.
  I can easily choose my game room, garage or the drinking shack in the far back woods over a bar. Yes, I said drinking shack, my wife and I built a bar in the woods on our property. Put in solar, electric and a fire pit with a nice area to sit outside. I don't have to talk about work with all the locals, I don't have to talk to locals I am not interested in talking too. I can do my hobbies and just relax. It is also incredibly easy to pace yourself and not over indulge since nobody is drinking with you. >
  
  A good book, a movie or a series and some wine. Chill and relax! >
  
  I drink a beer at home when i'm having dinner with the wife and kids >
  
  I'm with you on this one.  First of all, those greedy folks down at the county courthouse are not charging me with a DUI.  I have better plans for my money.  On a second note, those men at the bar are such a nuisance! What a bunch of bullshitters.   It's way more fun to sit out back by a campfire and turn a little music on.  Sing along with the radio and dance around a bit. While trusted company is welcome, they're not necessary. We can still have fun! >
  
  Since I've had kids, this is my normal Saturday night.   Few beers at home, watching a film or listening to music.  Perfect. >
  
  I drink pretty much only socially. I’ve still got the same bottle of Whiskey I’ve had for like idk, 8 months now? Probably 5/8ths full still. Got plenty of alcohol, probably enough to start a small bar in my house if I wanted. 
  Good stuff, just not my drug of choice. 
  As much as I love that famous “I drink Alone” I never break out liquor solo. >
  
  Thank you for supporting my depression. Cheers >
  
  My thoughts exactly. Plus, most people are absolute shite and I’ll be damned if I’ll pay extra to cop a buzz next to a room full of them. >
  
  Any time someone says they're getting bottle service, I lose at all respect for them.  If you're gonna brag that you spent $1000 on a $100 bottle then you're an idiot, plain and simple. >
  
  It's called business drunk, it's like rich drunk. Either way, it's legal to drive. >
  
  I totally agree agree with you. I like to spare myself the horrible shock of how much money was spent to feel like shit the next day. So, I stick with the just feeling like shit the next day. >
  
  I much prefer to have a glass or two of wine at home, cozy with my dog, reading a book. The thought of going out and drinking no longer appeals to me >
  
  I drank alone pretty often when I was "a drinker".
  I just want to throw it out there to listen to your body and be responsible. Don't wait until your 3rd or 4th bout of pancreatitis or until you get chronic gout.
  I CAN NO LONGER EAT BEEF..at all >
  
  i never understood bars.  i get the social aspect but fuck paying for like 400% markup for alcohol >
  
  I'm doing that every day. Work from home, so i usually sleep during the day, then work at night and because i'm all alone without any boss etc. i like to drink in that time. Usually a six pack of beer each night, sometimes with some additional glasses of whisky. 
  But as a polytox that is a dead man walking, it doesn't matter anyway. Get the weed for the bong, take some opioids like morphin and diamorphin, take some benzos like rohypnol and you are fine.
  It's not that i'm depressed, but i'm old and my life is more or less over, waiting for the day to end. And while i'm waiting, i like to have a few drinks. >
  
  I wouldn't say your opinion is absolute unpopular. I think the same actually. I work in a pub and I really find really weird some folks who would come alone, pay three times the actual beer price, sit on a table and just drink for couple of hours while doing nothing, or worse, stay there watching a darts competition that actually happened in 2002. >
  
  Probably has to do with stage of life. I've worked hard to make a lovely home and relaxing with my partner and friends in it while enjoying food and drinks of our choosing is a joy. 
  In my youth when I was still finding my "tribe" the social interaction of being out was also fabulous. >
  
  Some of my favorite memories are getting drunk to the point I’m making funny faces at myself in the mirror and playing games. >
  
  I second this. I'd much prefer to sit in my room, get drunk and play on my playstation with my online friends  who are in their room, getting drunk and playing playstation too. >
  
  fuck yes >
  
  most of the reasons just sound like you dont have self control wheny ou do go out >
  
  You are 100% correct, however, opening the door to drinking by yourself can be a serious problem if you have even a somewhat addictive personality. My drinking alone on weekends became drinking the equivalent of 15+ shots a night every day of the week pretty quickly. >
  
  Drinking at home is much more preferred as you get older, you control your own music, climate, entertainment. Bars are great when you want to watch sporting events with a group of fans. >
  
  I like a nice drink at home, I've never liked the bar scene, if I want to drink, I'll shop for an excellent wine or liquor, chill it, and wash it down with a delivered dinner and a season binge of Hannibal. >
  
  I prefer drinking in a pub but also because it is a good way to discuss the weather, politics, local projects and also because the mild and plain is better out of the tap. >
  
  this been me fa years now >
  
  there are 2 kinds of drinking alone:
  people who do it routinely
  people who hit rock bottom
  I am the second one >
  
  i also prefer to be by myself >
  
  No an unpopular opinion >
  
  I guess not for the depression hub that is Reddit, but the second I tell someone in real life I drink at home alone everyone panics. >
  
  Problem is there's no girls at home until you're married >
  
  I've come to going to my local park and drink by the river by myself, it's winter so no fishing and I almost fell in yesterday. It's nice to have within a less than 5min walk away >
  
  To each his own brother, you don't have to convince us! >
  
  I'm totally about this life. I'm getting older and there are no real reasons for me to go out. I stay home and chill with my wife and that's more than enough for me. if I don't go out, I know I'm not missing anything >
  
  Drinking alone can lead to alcoholism >
  
  its all about the social experience and remembering the good times with your SO/buddies man. That why we got to bars. >
  
  When I’m alone I never have the instinct to drink, at all. Besides if alone it makes me sleepy anyways and in public I only drink like once a year… >
  
  That's what I said until I was drinking 5 40's of king cobra a day like it was normal. Nobody to tell you "whoa that's way too much"? No problem! 
  Quitting drinking was the single best thing Ive ever done for myself. >
  
  Drinking alone??   That’s the best time to drink!   Nobody there to bug you… >
  
  Once a week, usually a Friday or Saturday night my wife takes my son with her and spends the night at her grandmother's house so grandma gets some company and I get to wind down for the week.
  During motorcycle season I'm just out being a hoodlum, but if it's winter or crappy out I just grab a 12 pack of whatever beer is closest in the gas station, pack a bowl and start up call of duty.
  I'd rather get obliterated at home and tell the little demons on cod that I porked their moms any day vs going out to a bar with friends. >
  
  That's all great, you do you, but I would just say that is not why a lot of people drink, most people like to drink socially. >
  
  Definitely because in our country if you drink in public they'll hang your drunk ass up💀 >
  
  Bars can be fun if you find the right one with just the right sound levels, bartenders, crowd size, company, food options, distance from your house, and overall vibe…or you can just stay in with your more reasonably priced beverage of choice. The only real drawback is the lower chance of a positive spontaneous experience (social/romantic/sexual encounters). >
  
  (Going to bars can be fun if the night is absolutely perfect) 😂😂🤣🙄 >
  
  I started to do that a few years back. 2 weeks sober now >
  
  This sounds sad. Social isolation, risking alcoholism etc. >
  
  I agree, but I recently learned that not drinking at all is even better. >
  
  This is why I usually have sleep overs with my friends. We all can be safe inside and be as obnoxious playing video games as we want. Also, drunkenly playing fetch with a group of cats is fun as fuck >
  
  Go drunk you're home >
  
  Drinking at home with friends, yes 
  Drinking alone at home, no.
  I would ever drink drive anyway. I'd just get an uber. Yeah it's cheaper to drink at home, but you don't get the atmosphere, the random chats in the bathroom, the dancing with randoms.
  I never really drink at home alone, if I do it might be a beer with my tea or a glass of red to relax. >
  
  Drinking at home with friends is much more comfortable and cheap. You pick your own alcohol, your own music, and you can be as loud as you want! >
  
  Safer for the general public thats for sure. Easier to slip into alcoholism though too. 
  Source: recovering alcoholic. >
  
  This 100%. I once had some piss drunk dude threaten to punch me just for sitting by myself at a bar… >
  
  100% agree, it should not be the place or company that determines if it's alright to drink.
  Several of my friends and colleagues go out regularly with the single purpose of getting hammered and somehow that's completely acceptable but when I have wine at home by myself while watching Netflix, it's suddenly weird. >
  
  The best part about drinking at home instead of a bar, aside from the vastly cheaper cost, not having to yell over the music to have a conversation, not getting a sore throat the next day from all the yelling and cigarette smoke, not having to drive drunk or pay for an Uber, the better company, getting to choose your own music, getting to smoke some bud without judgement, not having to tip the person making your drink, your favorite drink ALWAYS being made exactly how you like it, enjoying your own space in whatever amount of clothing you care to put on, etc, etc, etc... is... wait.. what was I saying? >
  
  wish I was there with you. >
  
  You’re absolutely right. That’s why I don’t do it anymore. It’s too good. >
  
  Be careful - your mind has a funny way of getting what it wants. This line of thinking landed me in rehab. >
  
  Go back to this post in 10 years when you're an alcoholic mess that nobody wants to be friends with >
  
  So agree! I've been told it's pathetic but I think bellying up to the bar and spending 4x the amount for the same drinks is way more pathetic. Nothing wrong with me myself and a bottle of wine. >
  
  I don't think that's as unpopular as you think >
  
  I often drink with my mom at home while watching TV. >
  
  That was so cringe to read lol >
  
  I’ve been sober over a year and a half and can honestly say drinking alone is the only drinking I miss…which is all the more reason not to do it. >
  
  You're a private alcoholic.
  I too drink at home. >
  
  Drinking at home with friends is better. But alone? How is that even fun at all? >
  
  Sounds like beginning career of an alcoholic >
  
  I used to clean my whole  house on Saturday set up my LEDs and some good music and do shots and enjoy myself it was way better than going out. 
  I love starting early too because then I'm not hungover and can lay down as soon as I want to >
  
  I just don’t bother drinking because my dad ruined my childhood with his alcoholism but, yeah, if you must be a drunk - just hope you don’t have impressionable tender aged children while you drink yourself stupid at home. >
  
  This is a true unpopular opinion! Thank you! It is just so satisfying to read something that is such a radical but well thought out opinion. >
  
  Idk about doing it alone but house parties >>> going out >
  
  This is so true! I find I drink more and make horrible decisions when I'm drinking with others. If I drink alone I don't over do it and I enjoy my own company more than others anyway lol >
  
  People just hate on drinking.
  There's a significant portion of society that does not like drinking and they look down on people who drink.
  No matter where they drink. No matter how they drink.
  They keep lowering the bar and lowering the bar and lowering the bar about where, when, why, how and how much you can drink.
  You drink alone? They call you an alcoholic.
  You drink in a bar? They call you an alcoholic
  You drink more than 2 at a party? Alcoholic.
  Drink with dinner? Alcoholic.
  And every year it gets worse.  (And it'll continue to get worse as stats indicate Gens Y and Z drink a lot less than the older gens).  
  I'm 50, middle of Gen X.  When I was a kid the older gens: Boomers, Silent...they drank TONS.  And you don't even wanna know about the greatest gen.  Those guys could drink a bottle of whiskey follow it up with a 6 pack, smoke 5 cigars, have sex with the wife and then get up for church the next day like nothing happened.
  So drink how you want. They are all just haters. >
  
  Used to think this until I almost choked on my own puke. But I suppose that could happen either way >
  
  That’s sounds like such a US drinking experience ha ha >
  
  Drinking at home with buddies > drinking at a bar > drinking home alone. Other people are half the fun of drinking, making an ass out of yourselves together and being able to laugh about it. Having your walls come down and having heart to hearts with that friend you weren't previously that close to. Waking up together strewn about a living room and ordering some food to absorb your collective hangovers. Those are the parts I love about drinking so much more than the buzz itself. >
  
  As long as I can get drunk with a friend I don’t care where we are, I enjoy drinking with people I’m close to because it’s more fun. >
  
  Or drinking in the house with friends at uni that was great if you went far away because I guess once you all left you were all sort of strangers all going to different countys people seemed to care less about embarrassing themselves than at home everyone and your mum is going to know what you did. >
  
  I don't think this is as unpopular as you think 😂 >
  
  Yes I realize that now lmao
  Didn't stop to think Reddit would be different than real life. Anytime I tell people I'd rather enjoy some wine at home than go out to a bar with them they all look at me like I have some kind of drinking problem. >
  
  I travel for work and often drink alone. It’s pretty lame to drink in a hotel room by yourself and surprisingly there most shady people I’ve met is at the hotel bar. I like going out to the areas hottest cocktail bars and trying a drink or two before I order food and go home. I love drinking publicly by myself to be honest. >
  
  Not unpopular >
  
  Apparently not on Reddit but everyone I mentioned this to in real life is horrified and automatically assumes some kind of drinking problem or antisocial disorder. >
  
  Once a week I have 1 or two glasses of wine and watch some trash on tv on my own. I love it. Though the drinking may feature less in the future, I think there’s nothing wrong with drinking alone within reasonable consumption. >
  
  I did my bar time in my 20s and 30s loved every loud crazy minute .A life time of stories.
  Now I'm mid 50  I love my garage bar. Give me 3 or 4 beer a rip off the bong and 2 hours alone with spotify and I'm refreshed for the week. >
  
  Maybe that's why. I'm 43 now and enjoyed my bar days, dance halls, college parties, and tailgaters. Now I would rather be in my lamb chops pajamas drinking wine lmao