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Man reviews Whiskey while his wife is packing her stuff and leaving him in the background (youtu.be)

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Here it is. He says "Cindy and I are breaking up" - then proceeds with the review of Laphroaig 10 Year Single Malt Scotch, which he tells us has been his go-to single malt - it's a "no compromise" Malt, he assures us.

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[+] superkret@feddit.de 376 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[-] STUPIDVIPGUY@sopuli.xyz 38 points 2 years ago

and then there are people in the comments section calling him a "stoic"

[-] GONADS125@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Tragic as hell..

Edit: Plot Twist

[-] PrivateUguu@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This is what I came to comment. I'm glad someone beat me to it. It's tough to watch, and I hope he's doing better.

[+] quicksand@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

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[-] fkn@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you are serious about help, and you are still early in the process, just one less bottle per night every day for a week, then the next week one less than that.

It takes will power, but if you want it you can do it. It doesn't have to be cold turkey. If you are at a six pack a night, or a 4 pack of some 12% ones you can wean yourself off nightly binge drinking in a month or two.

When you are down to one a night, switch it to one every other night... Then don't buy any for a week. Then you can figure out how to drink more responsibility.

If you are to the point where you drink one when you wake up, you will need medical detox. If you wait... You will probably eventually die from alcohol related diseases.

[-] quicksand@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

Thanks for reaching out. I'm at 12-15 6-9%s every night. Once or twice a week I'll drink one or two before I leave for work so that the worst of the hangover hits at home/ can be staved off with another beer once I get back. I truly appreciate your sentiment and want to use this to give me some momentum to quit. I know I'll have the shakes and be super sweaty for a week, but I can work with that. I quit meth, alcohol and smoking before, I can kick beer again. I think part of the problem is it's a lesser issue than the other stuff I quit so I let myself keep slipping. Again, thank you

[-] Zane@aussie.zone 9 points 2 years ago

Genuinely, I encourage you to see a doctor first- at that rate you have a good chance of serious alcohol withdrawal. It is more dangerous than heroin withdrawal and the symptoms can range from sweats and shakes up to seizure and death.

Quitting booze will improve your life immeasurably but you need to do it with the assistance of a doctor or GP, your life depends on it. I believe in you, mate.

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[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 101 points 2 years ago

Looks like they are back together or something. Lots of videos of them both recently including one released 22 hours ago of them going out to eat together.

A few months ago he had a video where he was vacationing with Cindy too.

[-] malloc@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago

In the description there is follow up video as well:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2D7y1Is0di8

It’s like 10m long and haven’t been bothered to watch all of it. I guess they just mended their relationship after so many years. I guess at a certain point in life you just say fuck it and go back to what you know.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 31 points 2 years ago

I guess at a certain point in life you just say fuck it and go back to what you know.

Or you've been abused for so long as well as isolated from all your friends and family, that you're easily manipulated back in to a situation you('ve been made to) feel you can never escape.

[-] Steeve@lemmy.ca 59 points 2 years ago

You got all that from a scotch review? Damn

[-] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago

Peaty and isolating, with just a touch of domestic violence.

4.5 stars.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

First of all, let me introduce you to this little word:

or

it means one could be, or another could be. It is not an assertion.

Now to the point:

Imagine that, a guy who centres his entire life around booze to a degree that he prioritises recording a booze review for an audience of zero over interacting with his partner that is walking out on their relationship, is setting of some red flags.

Also imagine that - people who have suffered domestic abuse can recognise those red flags from miles away while those who haven't sit there and smugly brush them off. I bet plenty of the people here also say shit like "if it was that bad she would have left" which is why I made my comment explaining why victims of abuse either don't leave or leave and then go back.

But hey, it's all jokes to those of you who think this shit will never impact you personally.

[-] SouthernCanadian@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

Wow, you are significantly insufferable.

[-] KalabiYau@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

okay

[-] Steeve@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Lol ok. Or you're just annoying as hell dude

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Or two people mended their relationship. Nobody is perfect. For all we know that review could have been after his tipping point. People do weird shit when they feel they can't take anymore. Like reviewing whiskey while your wife is leaving.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago

There is definitely a degree of complacency with the familiar. That said, the guy reviews booze. Booze and relationships can be trouble lol. People say and do dumb shit no matter how “sober” they think they are.

[-] stephfinitely@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Was it a stunt?

[-] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 24 points 2 years ago

It’s not a stunt. Some people just make better friends than partners. If there was no animosity during the break up, there’s no reason they can’t remain friends.

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[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Maybe she was packing for a vacation?

[-] PrivateUguu@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I needed to hear that, thanks!

[-] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.world 77 points 2 years ago

That video has a rich, complex undertone of depression. Mmmm that depression is smooth. You know, I find this video to be a real go-to for when I want that bouquet of isolation and denial. I just keep coming back to watch it again and again.

[-] BitOneZero@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago

I can't find it, but a dozen plus years ago I was reading an interview with Phillip K Dick, who was married 5 times, and during the interview one of his- wives was packing things - and he commented to the interviewer to just let them take what they wanted as he has already experienced this multiple times.

[-] kitonthenet@kbin.social 43 points 2 years ago

Tbf the laphroaig 10 year is a really good bottle

[-] TheFonz@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Laphroaig 10 is currently my favorite. Burnt electric wire that fires up every sense. Love it.

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[-] Jackolantern@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Is this true. This is sad

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

God, who can tell anymore? It could be true, or he could just be doing it to get views. The internet is a shithole.

[-] Guster@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Video is 8 years old, I think it's a true story at least based on what I read. Also the fact that his own video doesn't mention this in the thumbnail/title makes me think it's real.

[-] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Why is it sad?

Relationships end all the time. This guy is handling it better than most.

[-] relative_iterator@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 years ago

We’re not robots sir. Things can just be sad for human reasons.

[-] gnutrino@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yep, no robots here. I too am experiencing squishy human emotions, fellow human.

~Beep~ ~Boop~.

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[-] bazo@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago

Should it be happy? Should there be no emotions? It's okay to be sad. It's a normal average emotion.

I think It's the companies/ads who promote always happy / always smile sick unnatural environment.

[-] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago

Old but gold

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