Does drinking twice a month make me an alcoholic?

Question

Boyfriend calls me an alcoholic for going out with his sisters and his female cousins twice a month to have a girls night. I never get shit faced though. They aren’t alcoholics but he says I am.

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Facts for your use : 
Heavy drinking – For men under age 65, heavy drinking means having four drinks a day or more than 14 drinks in a week. For women and men over age 65, heavy drinking is more than three drinks a day or more than seven drinks in a week.
Binge drinking – Binge drinking is drinking a large amount of alcohol at one time. For men, it’s defined as five or more drinks within two hours. For women, it’s four or more drinks in that same time frame. 
alcoholism refers to an alcohol addiction or dependence, where the individual has a physical or psychological compulsion to drink alcohol. Alcohol abuse refers to a pattern of behavior where a person drinks excessively in spite of the negative consequences.
What constitutes a drink? Per the CDC, drink is 12 ounces of beer (5% alcohol content), 8 ounces of malt liquor (7% alcohol content), 5 ounces of wine (12% alcohol content), or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof (40% alcohol content) distilled spirits or liquor -- the fancy term for gin, rum, vodka, whiskey

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Sounds like he’s jealous. Does he get to go have nights out with the guys?

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I drink 2-3 times a week, and I don’t consider myself an alcoholic lol. You’re fine girl.

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An alcoholic is considered someone who drinks excessively everyday or almost everyday 👀 tell him to shut the fuck up

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He sounds jealous. Huge red flag.

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Do you need alcohol to have fun at an event? If yes, you are likely a alcoholic. If no, then your fine. 
And before anyone gets pissy with me the key words here is NEED.

Does drinking twice a month make me an alcoholic?

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