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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm several weeks into sobriety and am very committed to my recovery.

Many of my friends are drinkers. I would still like to continue these friendships but worry they won't want to spend time with me now that I'm not drinking. [/quote]

I guess the question is why would you want to hang out with anyone who wouldn't want to hang out with you when you're sober?

I watched my MIL try to get sober repeatedly.  My now exDH lost his marriage and children because he couldn't control his behavior when drunk and he wouldn't stop drinking.  Both of them were surrounded by people who encouraged or excused their drinking.

It's tough to lose friends and family members to drinking, but we are each responsible for deciding what kind of environment we want to live in and arranging our life accordingly.    I decided I didn't want to spend time with people who think that a martini is more important than me.  I also didn't want to spend time with people who couldn't have fun without a drink.

Now that my kids are older, I can see what an important positive impact it has had on them to live in a family where drinking is not a central part of socializing.  
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