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Preferred dinner hour- early or later- an inquiring mind would like to know-

lousubcap
lousubcap Posts: 33,850
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Getting some conversation (polite speak) along the lines of "Why do we eat so late...?"  I would rather 10 PM over 6 PM. Some background:  Now, after kids have been long gone (12 years gone for the youngest) the norm then was 8-8:30 PM given their schedules and that was a very civilized and an acceptable time frame.  I am looking for both sides of this deal but am quite happy to never consider earlier.  
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,477
    We tend to eat between 6 and 7.  For me, it’s just about getting home from work and being hungry.  Push it much later and that hungry turns into hangry, and you wouldn’t like me when I’m hangry.
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,516
    7-8 unless I’m cooking and then 9ish
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    Six-ish.
    Or earlier when we try to catch the early bird/blue hair special. :)
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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,815
    19:00-19:30 is typical here now that we mostly work from home but it used to be closer to 20:30 when we worked from the office.  Anything between 17:00 and 21:00 is fair game.

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,196
    I stopped dating twelve years ago, and soon after I quit having an evening meal at all.  A "usually" healthy breakfast, a healthy lunch, and then wait for bedtime.  
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,170
    At home, 7-8 usually.  Could slip later in the summer if I’m cooking and drinking.  If we skip lunch for some reason, we’ll eat early, like 5.  No real rules or structure.
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,516
    Also when we’re on vacation, we always eat later. 

    Late boozy lunch and a late boozy dinner. 9-10. 
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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 3,815
    Work at 3am, I could eat at 5pm and have zero issues. We tend to eat 6-6:30. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,384
    if limes are dinner, dinner would be from 1 til i dont remember on weekends......i only eat dinner on weekends and it would be around 4pm, im up at 4 am and lunch is around 9 am. weekdays i only eat lunch at noon
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  • Battleborn
    Battleborn Posts: 3,518
    We are in the earlier camp. 5:30-6:00 most days. I get up at 3:30 AM and try to be in bed by 8:30, so the earlier the better. 
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,702
    It varies. Often I only eat twice a day. I am typically up late and go to sleep late so 11 or 12 and again between 6 and 8. Occasional snacks here or there. 
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