Girlfriend’s Happy Hours
Dear Dyke Whisperer, I have a loving girlfriend who seems to be perfect in every way except one. I don’t know. Maybe I’m being too picky. Most every Friday, she goes to a Happy Hour with her friends and gets absolutely shit-faced drunk. Because of my work schedule, I usually can’t attend. She never drives and is always home by 8:00 pm or so. It’s really bothering me that she has this need to get really drunk once a week. What do you think?
CL in Rochester
Dear CL,
I think you are being too picky. It doesn’t sound like she’s excluding you. It just sounds like a routine she uses to unwind. Maybe she’s the perfect girlfriend because she has this opportunity to cut-loose after her work week.
Further, she’s NOT driving and is coming home at a relatively early hour. Obviously, she’s not abusive after she’s been drinking or she wouldn’t be the perfect girlfriend — and I think you would have mentioned it if she was abusive while drunk.
I suggest you accept her Friday Happy Hours and not complain. Welcome her home with some water and tolerance. As long as she’s not endangering herself or others — and is not neglecting or abusing you — I think you should let her have her fun.
