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Maybe overthinking not drinking

  • 09-09-2018 10:21pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    I stopped drinking a while back and have no intention of starting again. Obviously (I think) it has somewhat narrowed my social options as I don't particularly like being around drunk people, especially when I'm not one of them. I've started trying to go out and was considering it a bit more but I got to thinking about the later part of the night. I'm wondering about what to do should someone come on to me. Is it ok to reciprocate? Or should I preface anything with the fact I'm not drinking? Or should I just leave it? I've had crappy experiences turning people down in the past for being too drunk (even when I was on it myself) and don't want that again. Maybe I'm overthinking it, I don't know.


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  • #2
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    Overthinking? wrote: »
    I'm wondering about what to do should someone come on to me. Is it ok to reciprocate? Or should I preface anything with the fact I'm not drinking? Or should I just leave it?

    Anything in public, a kiss, a cuddle, a dance is grand.

    Id hold off going back somewhere with a drunk person while youre sober though. If its heading that way, get their number and make an arrangement to meet them sober.


  • #3
    wiggle16
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    I'd agree with the above but at the same time it's really about using your best judgement as to whether or not you should go home with the person at all. It's not relative to how much you have drank. If someone is falling down drunk, it doesn't matter if you are sober or a bit tipsy, or even well on yourself, that's obviously a no-go. If you know the person is fit to make a decision then your being sober or tipsy or drunk isn't relevant. There's no rule where you can't sleep with someone who has drank if you are stone cold sober.

    So basically yeah i think you're overthinking it :P


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