Why do woman drink?

[Tilikum Turbo]

The real reason why women drink — Quartz

Good article: women have never been more unhappy with their lives...since they entered the workforce(and become slaves to consumerism/corporations). Record number of DUI's, overdoses(both alcohol & prescription/illegal drugs), divorces, single
mothers, welfare recipients, dead-beat Dad's to content with.

Looking at the state of the highly dysfunctional millennials...collectively we haven't done such a great job as disengaged parents battling our own demons.

[WPOZZZ]

You know those beer goggles we get when we drink? Women get the same thing. How do you think I got my hottie gf?

[Por_sha911]

And yet we keep being told that there is happiness and a better life when there are no restrictions. Women now have many of the freedoms that men have: better job opportunities, less sexual morality restrictions, freedom to express themselves. Are they happier? No the drink more.
Likewise, society today has less moral restrictions than ever before but we are the most unhappy. Maybe there is a better answer?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

And yet we keep being told that there is happiness and a better life when there are no restrictions. Women now have many of the freedoms that men have: better job opportunities, less sexual morality restrictions, freedom to express themselves. Are they happier? No the drink more.
Likewise, society today has less moral restrictions than ever before but we are the most unhappy. Maybe there is a better answer?

Yeah! We need more restrictions. Just ask all of the Muslim ladies. They know happy.

[Bill Douglas]

They drink to forget. Sometimes they forget to drink.

Here in New Zealand there has been a huge rise in drinking driving offenses in the females 50 years plus category. Women going out and getting sloshed with their buddies. They tend to be middle class/upper middle class and have the attitude "Me drunk?, I beg your pardon! I'm a lady."

[oldE]

Originally Posted by Tilikum Turbo

The real reason why women drink — Quartz

Good article: women have never been more unhappy with their lives...since they entered the workforce(and become slaves to consumerism/corporations). Record number of DUI's, overdoses(both alcohol & prescription/illegal drugs), divorces, single
mothers, welfare recipients, dead-beat Dad's to content with.

Looking at the state of the highly dysfunctional millennials...collectively we haven't done such a great job as disengaged parents battling our own demons.

I think your premise that women are unhappier is based upon looking at a past through the proverbial rose colored glasses. Of course there were unhappy women in the past. They just weren't allowed to show it. Women were expected to live with infidelity, abuse, neglect and keep quiet about it.
Best
Les

[on2wheels52]

When I was a kid my uncle showed me a book titled "Everything Men Know About Women".

It was the size of a postage stamp and had three blank pages.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by on2wheels52

When I was a kid my uncle showed me a book titled "Everything Men Know About Women".

It was the size of a postage stamp and had three blank pages.

I don't like wasting paper...three pages seems excessive

[PorscheGAL]

I think drinking has become more accessible and less easy to hide. I recently read an article where the female author made to decision to stop drinking. She talked about the social issues that came up because of not drinking. Her friends' favorite saying was "Nothing too bad wine can't fix it."

The flavors are created to make it easier to drink and they market to women.

Just look at the list of Smirnoff Vodka Flavors:

Smirnoff Green Apple

Smirnoff Watermelon

Smirnoff Raspberry

Smirnoff Strawberry

Smirnoff Ice Peach Bellini

Smirnoff Ice Strawberry Acai

Smirnoff Blueberry Vodka


Smirnoff Ice Tropical Fruit

Smirnoff Whipped Cream

Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka

Smirnoff Ice Cherry Lime

Smirnoff Pineapple

Smirnoff Ice Screwdriver

Smirnoff Kissed Caramel
Smirnoff Orange

Smirnoff Mango

Smirnoff Sorbet Light Mango Passion Fruit

Smirnoff Cherry

Smirnoff Ice Blueberry Lemonade

Smirnoff Lime

Smirnoff Pear

Smirnoff Iced Cake

Smirnoff Sorbet Light Raspberry Pomegranate

Smirnoff Passionfruit

Smirnoff Cranberry

Smirnoff Melon

Smirnoff Citrus

Smirnoff Pomegranate

Smirnoff Coconut

Smirnoff Fluffed Marshmallow

Smirnoff Root Beer

Smirnoff Ice Triple Black
Lime

Smirnoff Ice Cranberry Lime Splash

Smirnoff Dark Roasted Espresso

Smirnoff Dark Roasted Espresso 100 Proof


Smirnoff Sorbet Light Lemon

[onewhippedpuppy]

Why would women drink for any different reasons than men?

[craigster59]

I think Stephanie (PorscheGal) hit the nail on the head. More alcohol is being marketed towards women. Skinny Girl line of drinks, flavored wines and vodkas, etc. And featured more in movies and TV lately.

[pavulon]

Marketing to sheeple. That's a thread or 10 unto itself.

[KNS]

Perhaps women are just catching up with men. Drinking to excess is more common than many think.

My wife used to work in an ICU as a nurse. A patient's stay there may be several days or longer and of course there is no drinking. After just a couple of days lots of patients who would otherwise claim not to be drinkers or only occasional drinkers were going through the DTs. She'd say the numbers were very eye opening.

A lot of us here on the board probably work with quite a few alcoholics and don't even realize it (nor do the drinkers realize it).

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by masraum

Yeah! We need more restrictions. Just ask all of the Muslim ladies. They know happy.

There is a better solution the stress and problems of life. The world's way is to kill your liver and destroy your health rather than chose a different path.
Now you have a hangover, poor health, and shoot, the problem is still there.

[Gogar]

The flavor-y soda-pop style Vodka drinks aren't for women.

They're for the kids.

[pwd72s]

Can't believe I read that entire *****y blog. One mean spirited woman there...I feel sorry for her.

[RKDinOKC]

Have historically and NOT recently known more women with alcohol/drug problems than men. They just used different excuses. Think Valium.

[sugarwood]

This was news in 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/opinion/26douthat.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/26/business/26leonhardt.html

[RANDY P]

Originally Posted by Tilikum Turbo

The real reason why women drink — Quartz

Good article: women have never been more unhappy with their lives...since they entered the workforce(and become slaves to consumerism/corporations). Record number of DUI's, overdoses(both alcohol & prescription/illegal drugs), divorces, single
mothers, welfare recipients, dead-beat Dad's to content with.

Looking at the state of the highly dysfunctional millennials...collectively we haven't done such a great job as disengaged parents battling our own demons.

Why?

Because most of 'em are ****ed in the head. Emotional problems, all of 'em.

[Steve Viegas]

I read that article a few days ago. I thought it was interesting. I looked up the author. She is a self described recovering alcoholic who seems to see the world as glass half empty. I think that is summed up with her attitude here.