Marriage can be a stressful venture. After all, it’s not easy to take two people with different life experiences, goals, and personalities and have them live in perfect harmony. People love to joke about how being married can drive you to drink, but a recent study by the American Journal of Psychiatry says marriage could actually prevent alcoholism. […]
Kate Hudson For her new flick “Earthbound,” Kate Hudson is playing a woman about to die from cancer who falls in love with her hottie doctor. To whittle off 20 pounds, Kate has given up booze and she’s sorely missing the sauce. “I love my glass of wine. I love tequila. To be in New […]
For many alcoholics, there comes a time when they realize that there’s no such thing as a healthy amount of alcohol to consume. Not everybody can keep their habits under control. For some, alcohol brings out the worst aspects of their personality that they’d rather keep minimized. After rehab or Alcoholics Anonymous, staying clean and […]
Daniel Radcliffe When Daniel Radcliffe revealed in GQ that he has been sober since August 2010, my first reaction was to scratch my head. I never would have suspected that he had a problem. But alas, he felt he did. “I became so reliant on alcohol to enjoy stuff. There were a few years there when I was just […]
After 10 years together, my husband and I are pregnant. Or I’m pregnant. It sounds too cutesy to say we, but it’s not happening to me alone. At the same time, I notice it’s only my alcohol intake that has dropped off dramatically. Whatever the terminology, we got pregnant easily. Almost on a whim, we […]
About a year ago, I was sitting at my desk at The Frisky when an email from my mother popped up. She was writing to tell me that my brother had checked himself into a rehab facility because he had started using drugs again. He had strained his back at his job, but didn’t tell […]
Last weekend, I stood on the subway platform, thumbing through a magazine and grumbling about how the next train wouldn’t arrive for another 11 minutes. As I waited, more and more feet descended the stairs. Two pairs caught my attention — one was manicured with bright red polish and strapped into a sky high silver […]
We have all eagerly waited to turn 21 years old a be able to drink alcohol legally. And that is fine, enjoying a couple of drinks with your friends, partner or a certain event is a social experience and makes you feel good. Some studies even suggest that a glass of wine or beer a […]
Learning about wine is really a full-time job — one most people don’t have time for. So, if you want to drink wine and not feel like a total idiot, or often find yourself drinking with people who like to describe their wine in detail until everyone else in the room feels inferior for simply […]
