OnTheWayUp said:
. I can't think of a single girl who has ever reacted badly to me not drinking.
Well that is what I am thinking. It really should not matter in most cases. There was a guy here who posted recently about drinking water while watching a girl get drunk in a bar.
I quit drinking, for the foreseeable future, the day after new years. And I'm not one of those people that's going to make this my new religion. I've done that before. It was just time. My skin was looking terrible, and I'm going to quit at least until my skin looks better. Also, drinking was bad for inner game (for me, because I drink too often and isolate). I feel more confident when I haven't been drinking and keep up with my responsibilities.
It's just that, when people quit drinking, this question always comes up, how am I going to continue my social life? Because let's face it, alcohol is a huge way that people bond together. It's good for some things. My family bonds together through the shared activity of drinking. But there would be other ways to achieve the same thing.
Anyway, I think if your frame is strong enough, then it's not going to make a difference. Most people out there, especially women, are followers who are scared to write their own script in life. Just because 99% of people follow social conventions does not mean that you can't be successful breaking them.
Edit: One more thing I forgot to mention, is that I was becoming stupid on alcohol. The latest research is that it doesn't kill brain cells, but kills your dendrites (connections between brain cells). So it made me slow and I can't be clever or think up quick lines. That is partially why I was boring on dates, when I used to be funny. I'm already starting to feel my wit coming back a little, but I would have to quit for 6 months to a year to really let the dendrites grow back.
