I used to dabble a bit in drinking when I'd first moved from Connecticut to Texas although I did sip some alcohol back in Connecticut when my parents weren't home, and it was absolutely disgusting and my curiosity on it died right there.
My parents haven't had a good relationship, they're never really happy together and their arguments escalate into fights when, surprise surprise, they get drunk!
They keep vodka and gold tequila around but they drink Miller lite the most by a very wide margin. No exaggeration when I say that the night after they drink, there are cans everywhere and the garbage can is full of beer cans.
I got my toes wet a little more after I got my second job after leaving my first due to not enough hours and me wanting to deliver food instead of just making it. Don't worry, I never and I mean NEVER went near a wheel after having even the tiniest drop of alcohol but after work, I did drink sometimes.
In the past two years, I've stayed away completely from alcohol as the taste is abhorrent in all alcohols, it's just different levels of disgusting for each of them. It's extremely hard for me to get drunk and even then, any feeling of excitement wears off after 5 minutes.
After researching as well the impact that alcohol has on relationships, marriage and work, I've concluded that it's best to stay away from alcohol. Although I could've guess that impaired judgement leads to bad decisions.
I've seen the decay of a marriage that came from two narcissistic children trapped in the bodies of adults and that's certainly not what I want for me and my girlfriend who i hope to marry once me and her begin our careers and become financially stable. But thanks to healthcare costs for me due to a condition I have being at an average of $2,000 per month, I'll need to start my career before I can afford to live on my own.
Is that an attractive trait for a love partner to you?🤔
Non-drinkers make people uncomfortable. That said, be able to hold your liquor and moderate.
In a formal/ business setting you will be expected to drink wine, or even hard liquor (generally as mixed drinks) occasionally. If you abstain you get marked as someone who might/may have had a drinking problem, which can be indicative of other self control issues.
You don't want to be a drunk, so never more than 1 drink per hour at a professional function, and you CAN nurse one drink all night, but NEVER turn down alcohol completely as that will raise questions.
A good trick too is to simply, quietly order a nonalcoholic drink from the bar and nurse it like one with alcohol. My favorite is a coke with a splash of 7Up and garnished with a lime... Looks like a Cuba Libre.
And the advice I give is real and backed up by data. If you want to move up fitting in and who you know is FAR more important than being a hard worker and what you know.
I'm not saying everyone who drinks is an alcoholic, but most of them certainly act like they are two glasses away from it. It goes both ways tho. Just because someone doesn't drink they are not weird.
Yea, i know rich and famous people like to destroy themselfs with alcohol. And it's supposed to be "cool" to drink alcohol. Like smoking cigarettes were cool even not long ago, yea about that... lol If i'm ever in that situation i'll probably do what you said, or just order something and not even drink it.
@LindsayR07 You make some good points. There is definitely truth to it. When you hang out with people who drink but you don’t drink along with them, then they’ll hate that even though they may not say it on your face.
To those people who drink, a non drinker is an annoying and arrogant prick who tries to appear superior by refusing to drink. They may not say it and they may not even genuinely think that but it’s still exactly the impression they have of non-drinkers in their mind, at least on a sub-conscious level.
I find it interesting, climbing the hierarchy, it’s pretty interesting and it’s true that people are compliant to someone they can relate to and if you don’t drink along with them, you risk looking aloof and different from them.
With that said, I really don’t ever want to drink. Just not. You make some interesting points though.
I personally don't drink alcohol because of my tendency to wet the bed (which is not drink-related), but I think that it should be a matter of personal choice.
You have seen the effect that it can have with your parents, and if you don't want that then you're wise to stay clear. The fact that you don't like it obviously helps.
My husband drinks occasionally, in moderation, and I think that's fine. You choosing not to is equally fine.
Nothing wrong with a social drinker. As you get older if you are getting shit faced every time you go out you might have a problem. A drink here or there, no problem. I have alcoholism on both sides of my family. When I was young I drank a lot. Now maybe have a drink once or twice a month.
Not having taken even a sip of alcohol in my life, except for what comes with NyQuil, I do not feel like I have been left out of any fun or left behind in any activity where I would have liked to be amd I have only made drinkers made an ass of themselves.
Absolutely. I have been teetotal for most of my life (as has most of my family) and I would say it is absolutely the best thing that could ever happen to you. Aside from the health and economic benefits it is also having a sound and clear mind which I think is essential to having a happy, healthy, and long life.
That's perfectly fine. I drank when I was your age, but then I married a functional alcoholic. I haven't drank since '18 and I still have fun going out while everyone else gets drunk. My husband has a fatty liver which can turn into cirrhosis if he doesn't stop drinking. Best bet, if u don't like it, don't do it. Have fun w/o it.
I dated somebody who was a bartender. Her whole life revolved around drinking. It was fun at first but after a few months it began to become a problem. I don't drink anymore so i would consider being a non drinker a plus.
I am a non-drinker. Look LISTEN. Nothing is good or bad. Only your thinking makes it so. If people want to drink, let them live their idea of life. It's not bad nor good.
Yes plus it's healthy... You can say the same thing about smoking... When I was a kid I didn't like people with those two habits ( also drugs ) so I made a decision I'll never even try it... Still going
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