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  Clearly not an unpopular opinion.
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.