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Just for a counter opinion: I only drink on the weekends in social situations, but have gone 2-3 months without as an experiment. I didn't notice any differenc

Just for a counter opinion: I only drink on the weekends in social situations, but have gone 2-3 months without as an experiment. I didn't notice any difference other than it completely resets your tolerance. After the break it only takes one beer to feel buzzed, whereas before it was 2-3. In a big city, I'd recommend trying it once regardless of the benefits because it is challenging from a social POV. A surprising number of events center around alcohol, and people think it is strange that you're not drinking.

bradhe 7y ago
> After the break it only takes one beer to feel buzzed Not sure if this was your experience, but at the same time hangovers get _enormously_ more painful!
- andyv 7y ago
  That's why you only drink one!
- Symbiote 7y ago
  I thought that was just because I was getting older. (A couple of people 5 years older than me say the same thing.)
auspex 7y ago
If people think it is strange you are not drinking you can mitigate this in a few ways: 1) Order a club soda with ice and a lime in the same glass they are serving something like Vodka soda. 2) Tell them you have an early meeting 3) Tell them you have emails to follow up on after the event.
- bawolff 7y ago
  4) Get better friends (better being not a moral judgement, but better for your needs) Some people like to socialize over drinks, others don't really like it and some only want to do that on special occasions or rarely. Its like anything else. E.g. some people obsess over board games, some people like board games now and then, and some people really hate board games. If your friend group is based mostly around board games and you dont want to play board games anymore, in the long term, its probably best to find some non-board game obsessed friends. Same goes for drinking.
  - auspex 7y ago
    I was thinking more in business situations. If your friends have a problem with it that's another story.

bradhe 7y ago

> After the break it only takes one beer to feel buzzed Not sure if this was your experience, but at the same time hangovers get _enormously_ more painful!

andyv 7y ago
That's why you only drink one!
Symbiote 7y ago
I thought that was just because I was getting older. (A couple of people 5 years older than me say the same thing.)

auspex 7y ago

If people think it is strange you are not drinking you can mitigate this in a few ways: 1) Order a club soda with ice and a lime in the same glass they are serving something like Vodka soda. 2) Tell them you have an early meeting 3) Tell them you have emails to follow up on after the event.

bawolff 7y ago
4) Get better friends (better being not a moral judgement, but better for your needs) Some people like to socialize over drinks, others don't really like it and some only want to do that on special occasions or rarely. Its like anything else. E.g. some people obsess over board games, some people like board games now and then, and some people really hate board games. If your friend group is based mostly around board games and you dont want to play board games anymore, in the long term, its probably best to find some non-board game obsessed friends. Same goes for drinking.
- auspex 7y ago
  I was thinking more in business situations. If your friends have a problem with it that's another story.