I dont drink Alcohol

I quit drinking to run a marathon, which i recently completed. During the progress, everyone understood that i didnt want to smash it and then run 20 odd miles hungover and my friends totally abused me as the designated driver ( i also made small profits). I went out for one post marathon bender on saturday, and i've decided its probably not worth it, a drinkers famous words are "never again" But i might come over and join you. No one calls me boring, i think a fair few people call me obsessive behind my back. Their requirements to always be hammered to enjoy a friday night shows a lack of imagination, alcohol can enhance, but shouldnt rule.

I've had my share of "never again"s Since I stopped drinking I don't do anything and it's boring as **** but atleast I don't feel like **** every day

I am a non-drinker, also because I don't like the taste of it, however, I have never felt pressured to drink by anyone. I have never noticed anyone acting strangely toward me because I don't drink.

Sure, people offer me drinks and I say "no thank you". I can't think of any time when anyone acted shocked or weird about it.

Perhaps you are overthinking it?

I have a friend who always says the best thing, "No one is thinking about you and what you're doing. They're too busy thinking about themselves."

It's funny, I have the same issue with sweets. Cake and what not. I don't like it (and don't like how it makes me feel). But same thing: people shoving sweets at me at parties (graduation season is upon us) and acting like I've offended them when I say no.

Stay firm!

OK, now THAT'S weird.

I knew someone in college who didn't drink. She used to say she was allergic to alcohol. It may be a little dishonest but people would be more likely to stop bothering you about it.

In other news: The ad banner across the top of my screen as I'm reading this topic is for Brookhaven Facility for Women, an Alchoholic recovery center.... These intuitive ads can be a little creepy sometimes...

I drink rarely, because I am married to an alchoholic and have wayyyy too much experience on this subject. It is very much a personal choice and I hate when people preach about it one way or the other.

I don't trust people that don't drink.....:drinker:

My husband and I both quit drinking last year. Best decision ever.

I'm not a drinker. I had issues with it and I've been sober for 8 years 3+ months and counting. It's tough.... all the women at work want to have a 'wine and cheese' party. Which means someone brings some rotel queso and chips and they all get drunk or something - like a grown person slumber party. I spoke up about being a non-drinker though didn't go into detail as to why and they all joked that I could have Kool-Aid. I'm already the youngest person in my office and it's a bit on the annoying side. They just expect everyone to drink. I do work with a man who doesn't drink either for the same reasons the OP stated. At least I can huddle with him and talk nonsense for a while without feeling mobbed to drink. I do find it hard dating in my area though. That's one of the main sources of recreation - get buzzed, go out to a club, drink more, take home some halfway decent looking person and then start the party over again the next night... or drunk fishing.... or drunk mudding... or drunk dancing at the VFW hall... ya know, all the stuff that just doesn't sound like fun to me. Not my idea of a good time.

I do.

Same here.. Even tho i did on the past, I have been real drunk 3 times in my life, last time was in 2008 when I went to Cancun .

But I cant even smell alcohol now, makes me wanna puke. Ill just have a beer on a really hot day. Other than that, no thanks. People is always asking me, hey, what are u doing on a friday night at home, u should be out partying?... SIGHS, first I dont drink, second I dont dance, so clubs/bars are hella boring to me thank u very much. Most of the people call me crazy when I say this. WTF U dont need alcohol to have a good time.

I haven't had a drink in many years. I hangout with my friends all the time, even at bars. I just order coffee or coke or something and have fun. If there is a friend who is pressuring me, I tell them I don't drink. If the pressure continues, I tell them in my serious tone to "chill out, I'm here to hangout, not to drink". After that the next offer to get me to drink usually means me walking out on them. I treat people with respect and expect to be respected.

New people I meet, I just tell them that I don't drink. There are some immature people who try to make you feel like *kitten* for not drinking, to which my response is usually to "go f^%# yourself".

Overall, its really all about who you chose to be friends with. Like I said, I hangout with my friends all the time and all of them like to drink alot. I, don't. Your friends are what you wanna hangout with, not alcohol.

Hello,
I am a non drinker, not for the health reasons (although that's an added benefit of not drinking) but because i just dont like the taste of it, and i know people who abuse it and i dont want to be like them.
Im getting really tired of meeting people, going to events, seeing my family and having this pressure to drink alcohol. I have maybe half a glass of wine one a year on my birthday, just to stop people bugging me about it. I dont like how when i meet people for the first time, they put so much pressure on me, as if i wont be able to have fun if i dont drink, or that im miserable and boring, its very upsetting. (they call me boring to my face, even though im a very happy person with a sense of humour, without the drink doing it for me)
Is there anybody else who doesn't drink here? what do you say to people when they almost try to force it down your neck so you can 'have fun'?
When i say 'oh sorry, i dont drink' they have a face of dissapointment, buy me a alcoholic drink anyway, and i get really annoyed at that.

Hey girl, I don't drink, I've never tasted alcohol unless Listerine counts and never will. It's not the tastes, it's for obedience to my faith in God, his love completes me more than a temporary buzz, or state of drunkenness. I simply tell people "no" I don't drink, and I'll be 21 on my birthday and I still won't drink then even though most people around me will expect me to. I mean you simply just need to stick to how you feel about the whole situation. you don't have to explain yourself unless they want the explanation. I've specifically broken friendship ties with people who seem to believe they have the power to "call" me out for not drinking. so yeah

I don't drink. Yes I had a "shot" of cheap wine at 14, yes I had a shot of $70 sake at 18 (with my mother's permission), and when I turned 21 I tried a few drinks. I have had, in total, 12 alcoholic drinks in my life. I got buzzed once because the drink was made too strong.

The reason I don't drink is I don't like the taste. Well, let me rephrase, I can't taste anything from the alcohol or what's mixed with it. The second it's in my mouth and down my throat it's like I drank fire and then threw alcohol on the burns to sting it more. Even when it's so diluted others can't taste it, I can. In liquor candies I taste it. In stuff flavored with it, unless it's been cooked out, I taste it. I guess it's a sensitivity.

I've never had anyone try to push drinks on me, but that's because my pseudo-alcoholic friend was kicked to the curb 6 months before I turned 21 and I don't go to places that make alcohol the main attraction like clubs. I'm not against trying a drink if I've never had it (which leaves a lot of room) but I don't think alcohol is the key to a good time. As well, I have an "emotional disorder" (read: I've got more bats in my belfry than the Catholic churches in Rome) that is notable for having sufferers of it being alcoholics, drug addicts, and chain smokers.

I'm not against drinking, I just don't participate.

Lolololo circleherk can also be a VERY derogatory term in the same use.. So I would caution the use of it... JS.

:laugh: I'm almost in tears from that exchange.